Marietta Brew

Marietta Brew serves as a board member of Ghana Gold Board, the institution established to manage and regulate the purchase and export of gold from Ghana's artisanal and small-scale mining sector. Ghana is one of Africa's largest gold producers, and the Gold Board plays a central role in formalising the supply chain between small-scale miners, aggregators, and international gold markets, with the dual objectives of increasing government revenues from gold exports and reducing the illegal export of gold that has historically bypassed official channels.

The governance of Ghana Gold Board sits at the intersection of mineral resource management, financial regulation, and small-scale mining policy, an environment that requires board directors to engage with questions of economics, law, supply chain integrity, and the social dimensions of mining in communities that depend on gold as a primary source of income. The board's oversight of an institution charged with formalising and monetising one of Ghana's most valuable natural resources carries significant implications for both government revenues and the welfare of the hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians involved in small-scale gold mining.

Ghana has in recent years made significant policy efforts to reduce gold smuggling and to capture more of the value of its gold production through official channels. The Gold Board is a key institutional vehicle for these efforts, and its governance involves oversight of the purchasing operations, pricing mechanisms, and compliance frameworks that determine whether those policy objectives translate into real improvements in how Ghana's gold wealth is managed and monetised.

Brew's board service at Ghana Gold Board places her within the governance of one of the more distinctive institutions in Ghana's resource sector, one that connects the informal economy of small-scale mining to the formal structures of international commodity trade. Her recognition in the 2026 Avance Media Top 100 Women Board Directors ranking confirms her standing among Ghana's significant women in resource sector governance.

Her work at Ghana Gold Board represents engagement with the governance of an institution whose effective operation is consequential for government revenues, community livelihoods, and Ghana's ability to capture the full economic value of its gold endowment.