President John Mahama has appointed Maame Samma Peprah Esq. as the new Registrar of Companies.
She takes over Jemima Mamaa Oware, who remained in office despite the expiration of her contract on 31 December 2024.
Maame Samma Peprah, a law lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), brings extensive legal and corporate governance expertise to her new role.
As Registrar of Companies, her primary mandate will be to oversee business registrations, regulate corporate compliance, and enhance transparency in Ghana’s corporate sector.
Her appointment comes at a critical time when the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) is implementing reforms aimed at improving efficiency, digitizing services, and enforcing stricter compliance measures to prevent financial crimes such as money laundering and fraudulent business activities.
Profile
Maame Samma Peprah is a seasoned corporate and commercial lawyer with expertise in energy law, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and project finance. She holds an LL.M in Oil and Gas Law and Policy from the University of Dundee, Scotland (2014-2015), a Barrister-at-Law (BL) from the Ghana School of Law (2010-2012), and an LL.B from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (2006-2010). She completed her secondary education at Wesley Girls’ High School (2002-2005).
With over a decade of experience in legal advisory, contract negotiation, commercial litigation, and board-level governance, she has served in key roles across various organizations. Currently a Senior Legal Officer at Cenpower Generation Ltd., she has been instrumental in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and project financing for the Kpone Independent Power Plant. Her previous roles at LawTrust Company, the Attorney General’s Department, and the Legal Aid Board provided her with extensive litigation and advisory experience. She also served as a part-time lecturer at the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology, teaching Contract Law.
Her expertise spans corporate governance, compliance, energy law, project finance, contract negotiation, commercial litigation, and legal research. She has contributed to major transactions, including legal advisory for Ghana Airport Company’s redevelopment financing, the re-development of Ghana Trade Fair, structuring a technology transfer agreement between MTN Dubai and Scancom Ghana Ltd., and leading the legal work on the refinancing of the Kpone Independent Power Plant by the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund.
