About us
We provide support to the Institute's members and students in the region.
The aims of the branch are:
- To offer CPD and networking events for members and non-members alike.
- To support and encourage students.
- To promote the profession in the West Africa Region.
Upcoming events
The West Africa Region offers a variety of events to support your professional development at every stage of your career. Whether you to want brush up on your knowledge and skills, network with peers or add to your CPD, we run sessions on a variety of topics and in a variety of formats, with contributions from experts and guest speakers across the governance community.
Upcoming virtual branch event
Hot Topics
The North West and East Midlands branches invite you to a webinar to hear about Governance Hot Topics
Date: Monday 22 July 2024
Venue: Online
Registration: 5:45pm
Start: 6:00pm
End: 7:00pm
CPD: 1 Hour
Price: Free
The North West and East Midlands branches invite you to a webinar to hear about Governance Hot Topics
Peter Swabey will take us through what he considers to be the latest hot topics for governance professionals, with time for Q&A at the end.
Networking event
Networking coffee group
oin our North West of England branch for this event on Tuesday 23 July 2024.
Date: Tuesday 23 July 2024
Venue:
Haunt Manchester
St Georges House
58 Peter St,
Manchester
M2 3NQ
Start: 9:30am
End: 11:00am
Price: Free
The CGIUKI North West branch would like to invite you to a networking coffee group we are hosting on Tuesday 23 July 2024.
Join us in a relaxing environment to informally meet and chat with others within the local CGIUKI network. Have a coffee and share stories, skills, knowledge and expertise. Guests are welcome.
Free to attend. Drinks will be at your own expense.
Meet the team
The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland maintains a presence in West Africa (Ghana) through its local branch committee. The local branch strives to enhance the presence of the Institute and, to support members and students throughout their careers and study programmes, as qualified or aspiring governance professionals. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact us.
Branch Chair
George Coleman FCG
George Coleman is a Manager in the Company Secretarial Services unit of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ghana) Limited with over 10 years working experience with the firm.
George is a Fellow of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (FCG) and holds a MSc. in Financial and Legal Management from the University of West London.
He is a specialist in regulatory advice, corporate compliance review, statutory due diligence review, Technology Transfer Agreements (TTA) review, foreign exchange control matters, pathfinder & inward investor services, company secretarial services as well as immigration services including obtaining work and residence permits for clients' expatriates.
Secretary
Ruthy Amakie Strauss-Ashiaby ACG
Ms. Ruthy Amakie Strauss-Ashiaby is a Legal Practitioner and an Associate of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (ACG). Her practice areas are corporate law, commercial law and corporate governance.
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Contact the West Africa branch
For membership and study enquiries please contact the student and membership team:
For branch support and event queries please contact the branch support team: