Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia named among Ghana’s top 100 Women Board Directors

Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia has earned national recognition for her contribution to corporate governance and institutional leadership, ranking 8th on Avance Media Africa’s 2026 list of Ghana’s Top 100 Women Board Directors.

Mrs. Mawuenyefia serves on the Board of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) and is also Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at the Minerals Commission, positioning her within two key institutions in Ghana’s minerals sector.

Her selection forms part of Avance Media’s second assessment of women influencing governance and strategic decision-making across major public and private institutions in the country.

The 2026 study examined 100 institutions across 10 sectors, covering 895 board positions. Women occupied 232 seats, representing 25.9% of the total.

Avance Media assessed nominees on their professional experience, education, board tenure, industry expertise, leadership, impact and public presence.

Of the 100 women who made the final list, 71 are first-time entrants, while 29 also appeared in the 2023 edition.

Mrs. Mawuenyefia’s 8th-place ranking highlights her growing contribution to leadership, corporate governance and stakeholder engagement within Ghana’s extractive sector, while adding to the visibility of women occupying strategic positions in national institutions.

Below is the full list of Avance Media’s Top 100 Ghana’s Women Board Directors for 2026

1. Abena Nyarkoa Asomaning (Dr.) || SIC Insurance Company PLC (Member)
2. Abiba Zakariah (Dr.) || Driver & Vehicle Licensing Authority (Member)
3. Adjoa Kusiwaa Boateng || Fanmilk, IC Group (Member)
4. Adwoa Nyantakyiwa Annan || Fidelity Bank (Member)
5. Afua Adubea Koranteng || OmniBSIC Bank Ghana (Member)
6. Afua Konadu Mensah || Donewell Insurance (Member)
7. Akofa Dakwa || Guinness Ghana Breweries Plc (Member)
8. Ama Mawusi Mawuenyefia || Minerals Income Investment Fund (Member)
9. Ama Sarpong Bawuah || Access Bank Ghana (Chair)
10. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh || Unilever Ghana PLC & National Information Technology Agency (Member)
11. Angela Lamensdorf Ofori-Atta (Prof) || Enterprise Group (Member)
12. Angela Peasah || Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
13. Antoinette Kwofie || Ghana Stock Exchange & MTN Ghana (Member)
14. Audrey Naa Dei Kotey || Ghana Stock Exchange (Member)
15. Audrey Smock Amoah (Dr.) || Energy Commission, GIPC (Member)
16. Beatrice Bridget Ofei || First National Bank Ghana (Member)
17. Beatrice Feehi Annangfio || Bank of Ghana (Member)
18. Benedicta Wontumi || Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
19. Catherine Engmann || First Atlantic Bank (Chair)
20. Charlotte Osei || Ghana Gas Company Limited (Member)
21. Cynthia Anne Lumor || Standard Chartered Bank PLC (Member)
22. Dorothy Mensah || Affinity Ghana Savings and Loans Limited (Chair)
23. Edith Uyovbukerhi || Old Mutual Ghana (Member)
24. Edna Agyepong (Dr.) || Bui Power Authority (Member)
25. Efua Preba Arkaah Greenstreet || Prudential Life Insurance (Member)
26. Emelia Assiakwa || Ghana Shippers Authority (Member)
27. Emelia Guo (Dr.) || Northern Electricity Distribution Company (Member)
28. Emma Akua Bulley || Bank of Ghana (Member)
29. Esi Tawia Addo-Ashong || Stanbic Bank Ghana (Chair)
30. Estelle Akofio-Sowah || National Information Technology Agency (Chair) & Stanbic Bank Ghana (Member)
31. Ethel Cofie || Old Mutual Ghana (Member)
32. Evelyn Lamisi Asuah || GOIL Ghana (Member)
33. Faustina Nelson || Ghana Revenue Authority (Member)
34. Florence Afua Mangwe Hutchful || Multimedia Ghana (Member)
35. Florence Hope-Wudu || Zenith Bank Ghana (Member)
36. Frances Adu-Mante || Absa Bank Ghana (Chair)
37. Freda Yahan Duplan || Fanmilk (Chair), Zen Petroleum & Zenith Bank Ghana (Member)
38. Georgette Emefa Fugah || Electricity Company of Ghana (Member)
39. Gifty Seiwaa Nyorho (Dr.) || National Identification Authority (Member)
40. Gillian Sandra Slater || Unilever Ghana PLC & Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (Member)
41. Grace Amey-Obeng || Media General (Member)
42. Hasiyatu Abubakari (Prof.) || Petroleum Commission (Member)
43. Helen Amarquaye || Old Mutual Ghana (Chair)
44. Immaculate Kawe Kanlisi || Consolidated Bank Ghana (Member)
45. Irene Ackuaku || Consolidated Bank Ghana (Member)
46. Irene Baaba Hagan || GT Bank Ghana (Chair)
47. Jemilat Jawulaa Mahamah || Ghana Maritime Authority (Chair)
48. Joyce Okoree || Food And Drugs Authority (Member)
49. Juliana Asante || Societe Generale Ghana (Member)
50. Juliet Amoah || Graphic Communications Group (Member)
51. Justina Nelson || UMB Bank Ghana (Member)
52. Karen Akiwumi-Tanoh || Prudential Life Insurance (Chair)
53. Kizzita Mensah || Bank of Ghana (Member)
54. Kuukua Maurice Ankrah || Ghana Grid Company (Chair)
55. Linda Quaynor || UBA Ghana (Member)
56. Lucy Emma Alando || Ecobank Ghana (Member)
57. Maame Samma Peprah || Securities and Exchange Commission (Member)
58. Mabel Asi Sagoe || Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (Member)
59. Maidie Elizabeth Arkutu || GT Bank Ghana (Member)
60. Mansa Nettey || Zen Petroleum (Member)
61. Margaret Boateng Sekyere || Societe Generale Ghana (Chair)
62. Marian Ekua Hayfron-Benjamin || UMB Bank (Member)
63. Marietta Brew || Ghana Gold Board (Member)
64. Matilda Asante Asiedu || Exim Bank Ghana (Member)
65. Mavis A. Ampah || National Communications Authority (Chair)
66. Mavis Asare Donkor || Environmental Protection Authority (Member)
67. Mercy Naa Akua Offei-Koranteng (Dr.) || National Investment Bank Limited (Member)
68. Naa Adorkor Codjoe || Standard Chartered Bank PLC (Member)
69. Naa Kuorkor Aryee || Ghana Publishing Company (Member)
70. Naana Winful Fynn || Ghana Stock Exchange (Member)
71. Nana Adjoa Hackman || FirstBank Ghana (Member)
72. Nana Akua Ayivor || Bank of Ghana (Member)
73. Nana Ama Botchway || MTN Ghana (Member)
74. Nana Ama Browne Klutse (Prof.) || Petroleum Commission & Lands Commission (Member)
75. Nana Amma Adjovu (Dr.) || GCB Bank (Member)
76. Norkor Duah || Media General (Member)
77. Pamela Seyram Addo || GCB Bank (Member)
78. Patience Akyianu || Hubtel (Chair) & Ecobank Ghana (Member)
79. Patience Asante || Cal Bank (Member)
80. Patricia Obo-Nai || Absa Bank Ghana (Member)
81. Peace Mamle Yoko Tetteh (Prof) || GOIL Ghana (Member)
82. Pearl Nkrumah || Ghana Stock Exchange (Chair)
83. Peggy Addo || Volta River Authority (Member)
84. Peggy Dzodzomenyo || Societe Generale Ghana (Member)
85. Petra Aba Asamoah || Ghana Post Company Limited (Chair)
86. Rosie Ebe-Arthur || FirstBank Ghana (Chair) & MTN Ghana (Member)
87. Rosy Fynn || First National Bank Ghana (Member)
88. Sadia Chinery-Hesse || OmniBSIC Bank Limited (Member)
89. Salamatu Braimah Mahama || Social Security And National Insurance Trust (Member)
90. Sanja Anita Morrison || National Petroleum Authority (Member)
91. Sarah-Mary Frimpong || Stanbic Bank Ghana (Member)
92. Setutsi Goka Ivowi || Unilever Ghana PLC & Enterprise Trustees (Member)
93. Shirley-Ann Awuletey-Williams (Dr.) || Ecobank Ghana (Member)
94. Suweibatu Adam || Environmental Protection Authority & Ghana Tourism Authority (Member)
95. Teresa A. Cooke || OmniBSIC Bank Ghana (Chair)
96. Thelma Efua Quaye || First Atlantic Bank (Member)
97. Vera Ogeh Lassey Fiador (Prof.) || Republic Bank Ghana PLC (Member)
98. Yaa Asantewaa Asante || Minerals Income Investment Fund (Member)
99. Yvette Adounvo Atekpe || Access Bank Ghana (Member)
100. Yvonne Ofosu-Appiah || Cal Bank (Member)