Career Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n2011 \u2013 Present Chairperson, National Commission for Civic Education<\/p>\n
Providing education to Ghanaians on their civic rights and responsibilities, voter education and knowledge of Ghana\u2019s Constitution in order to strengthen Ghana\u2019s democracy. Involves managing 1700+ staff in over 200 offices nationwide.<\/p>\n
2005 \u2013 2011 Founder and Lead Counsel, Prime Attorneys (Business Lawyers)<\/p>\n
2002 \u2013 2005 General Counsel & Company Secretary, Unibank (Ghana) Limited, Accra<\/p>\n
1997 \u2013 2002 Senior Legal Officer, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd<\/p>\n
1997 \u2013 2003 Lecturer (Part-time) [Commercial Law, Company Law, Law of Contracts] Faculty of Law, University of Ghana<\/p>\n
1994 \u2013 1997 Associate Barrister and Solicitor, Laryea, Laryea & Company, Accra<\/p>\n
1994 \u2013 1995 Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon<\/p>\n
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Director \/ Board-level Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n2014 \u2013 Present Member, Advisory Board, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection<\/p>\n
2012 \u2013 Present Vice Chair, African Capacity Building Foundation, Harare, Zimbabwe<\/p>\n
2012 \u2013 Present Member, Board of Governors, Dominion University College, Accra<\/p>\n
2009 \u2013 Present Non-Executive Director, Ghana Reinsurance Company Ltd<\/p>\n
2009 \u2013 2012 Non-Executive Director, Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd<\/p>\n
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Education and Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\nMasters (MBL) Business Leadership, University of South Africa, Pretoria (2006)<\/p>\n
Masters (LLM) Law, Queen\u2019s University, Kingston, Canada (1996)<\/p>\n
Qualifying Certificate Law, Practicing Certificate to work as a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Ghana School of Law, Accra, Ghana (1994)<\/p>\n
LLB (Hons) Law, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana (1992) (Second Class Upper Division)<\/p>\n
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Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n1996 Faculty of Law, Queen\u2019s University, Canada<\/p>\n
E.S. Aidoo\/Ghana School of Law, Best Student in Conveyancing & Drafting<\/p>\n
1994 F.K. Apaloo\/Ghana School of Law, Best Student in Company Law & Practice<\/p>\n
1992 Ghana Bar Association, Excellence, LLB Final Examinations, University of Ghana<\/p>\n
1991 Volta Hall Award, Best Arts Results, First University Examinations, University of Ghana<\/p>\n
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Professional Development\/ Certificates<\/strong><\/p>\nNotary Public, Republic of Ghana (2010)<\/p>\n
Structuring & Negotiating Legal Agreements for PPP Projects: Concession Law, Procurement and Contracts, Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Arlington, VA, USA (2009)<\/p>\n
PPP Skills & Competency Development, Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Arlington, VA, USA (2009)<\/p>\n
Basic & Advanced Securities, Securities Selling & Investment Advice, Ghana Stock Exchange, Accra (1997)<\/p>\n
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Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\u201cChallenges Facing Ghanaian Youth\u201d Paper presented at the 61st Annual New Year School, University of Ghana. January 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cGovernance in the Past Fifty Years & Challenges for the Future: Examining The Relevance of Ghana\u2019s Educational Policies\u201d Paper presented at the 58th Annual New Year School, University of Ghana. January 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cAn Assessment of the National Labour Commission of Ghana\u201d 2006. Unpublished dissertation submitted to the University of South Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cCitizenship, Customary Law and a Gendered Jurisprudence: A Socio-Legal Perspective.\u201d C. Kesson-Smith and W. Tettey (2001. Wisdom Tettey et al. Critical Perspectives on Politics and Socio-Economic Development in Ghana, Leiden, Brill Publishers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cRemedies for International Sellers of Goods in Ghana\u201d (1998: Centre for International Legal Studies: Release 3 July, 1998 on \u201cRemedies for International Sellers of Goods\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cReclaiming Ourselves\u2019\u201d Re-examining the Status of Ghanaian Women Under Customary Law.\u201d 1996. Unpublished dissertation submitted to Queen\u2019s University, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\u201cProperty Rights of Widows in Ghana- An Assessment of the Intestate Succession Law, PNDCL 111.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n–<\/p>\n
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President John Mahama has appointed a new chairperson of the Electoral Commission\u00a0(EC),\u00a0Charlotte Osei. According to a statement from the Flagstaff House, the President in consultation with the Council of State appointed the Chalotte Osei of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to replace retired chairman, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan who had steered the affairs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":128500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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