Margaret Boateng Sekyere

Margaret Boateng Sekyere serves as Board Chair of Societe Generale Ghana, the Ghanaian subsidiary of Societe Generale, one of France's largest multinational investment banks and financial services companies. In her role as chair, she leads the highest governance structure of a bank that brings French banking expertise and global financial capabilities to the Ghanaian corporate banking market, serving international corporations, major Ghanaian businesses, and clients requiring sophisticated trade finance and transactional banking solutions.

Societe Generale's African operations are among the most extensive of any European banking group on the continent, with the bank maintaining a significant presence across West, Central, and East Africa through subsidiaries and branches that serve both corporate and retail customers. Its Ghanaian subsidiary benefits from this continental network while operating within Ghana's specific regulatory framework, creating a governance environment that requires the board to navigate both international banking standards and local regulatory expectations.

As Board Chair, Boateng Sekyere leads the board's oversight of the bank's strategic direction, risk management, and management accountability. The chairship of a European bank's Ghanaian subsidiary requires both a deep understanding of banking governance and the capacity to engage with the cultural and institutional dimensions of leading a board at the intersection of French corporate culture and Ghanaian business norms.

Her appointment to the most senior governance position at a major European bank's Ghanaian subsidiary reflects significant professional standing in Ghana's financial services community. The chairship of such an institution requires governance credentials that are recognised both by the international parent group and by the Ghanaian regulatory environment in which the bank operates.

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 banking governance. The ranking found that women board chairs increased from 10 in 2023 to 19 in 2026, a development that Boateng Sekyere's chairship of a major international bank's Ghanaian board exemplifies and contributes to.