Marianne is a lawyer by profession having completed her law degree at the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law. She has an MBA (International Finance) from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia; LLM (Banking & Finance) from the University of London (2003) and from the University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2015). In 2003 she qualified as a solicitor for England & Wales and has also undertaken the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) towards the Washington D.C. Bar. Marianne commenced her career with the law firm Fugar & Company in 1991. In 1998 she launched into banking and finance and worked in various capacities in managerial positions in legal, credit, risk management, operations and marketing in various banks in Ghana. After a stint working in her private practice, Lexnet Consult in Ghana and Maryland, USA, concentrating on corporate, commercial, real estate, finance, company secretarial, compliance, governance, and risk advisory services, she ventured into the power, oil & gas, and extractive industries. She was Director for General Services for Bui Power Authority (a hydropower corporation), supervising Legal, Human Resources & Administration, Estate, Transport, Corporate Affairs, IT, Security, and Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation departments. She is currently a member of the steering committee on the implementation of an Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) programme. In January 2025 she completed the University of Pennsylvania – Wharton's Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom programme. She is currently the General Counsel & Board Secretary for the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC).
Biography
Marianne is a lawyer by profession having completed her law degree at the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law. She has an MBA (International Finance) from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia; LLM (Banking & Finance) from the University of London (2003) and from the University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2015). In 2003 she qualified as a solicitor for England & Wales and has also undertaken the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) towards the Washington D.C. Bar. Marianne commenced her career with the law firm Fugar & Company in 1991. In 1998 she launched into banking and finance and worked in various capacities in managerial positions in legal, credit, risk management, operations and marketing in various banks in Ghana. After a stint working in her private practice, Lexnet Consult in Ghana and Maryland, USA, concentrating on corporate, commercial, real estate, finance, company secretarial, compliance, governance, and risk advisory services, she ventured into the power, oil & gas, and extractive industries. She was Director for General Services for Bui Power Authority (a hydropower corporation), supervising Legal, Human Resources & Administration, Estate, Transport, Corporate Affairs, IT, Security, and Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation departments. She is currently a member of the steering committee on the implementation of an Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) programme. In January 2025 she completed the University of Pennsylvania – Wharton's Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom programme. She is currently the General Counsel & Board Secretary for the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC).