Freda Yahan Duplan

Freda Yahan Duplan holds board positions across three significant Ghanaian companies: she serves as Board Chair of Fanmilk Ghana, and as a board member of Zen Petroleum and Zenith Bank Ghana. Her multi-sector board portfolio spans fast-moving consumer goods, energy, and financial services, positioning her as one of the more diversified governance presences among Ghana's senior corporate directors.

As Board Chair of Fanmilk Ghana, Duplan occupies the highest governance position at one of the most recognisable consumer brands in West Africa. Fanmilk, a Danish-origin company that has operated in West Africa for decades, is known across Ghana for its packaged ice cream, dairy drinks, and yoghurt products, distributed through a unique mobile vendor network that makes the brand visible in markets, streets, and neighbourhoods across the country. Chairing the board of such an institution involves overseeing the governance of a company whose supply chain, distribution model, and brand management directly shape its competitive position and long-term sustainability.

Her board role at Zen Petroleum extends her governance engagement into the downstream petroleum sector, where she contributes to the oversight of a petroleum marketing company operating in Ghana's competitive fuel distribution market. The combination of a consumer goods chairship and a petroleum board membership reflects a capacity to engage with different regulatory environments and business models simultaneously.

Her board position at Zenith Bank Ghana, the subsidiary of Nigeria's largest bank, adds a financial services dimension to her governance portfolio, bringing her into the oversight of an institution that serves corporate and retail customers across Ghana's banking market.

Her recognition in the 2026 Avance Media Top 100 Women Board Directors ranking confirms her standing as one of Ghana's most significant women in corporate governance. The breadth of her board portfolio across three distinct sectors represents an unusual depth of governance engagement and places her among the most active female board directors in the country's corporate landscape.