Phyllis Christian

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Phyllis Christian
Born
Phyllis Maria Christian

1956 (age 66–67)
Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater University of Ghana;
Ghana School of Law
Occupation(s)Lawyer, consultant
Known forCEO ShawbellConsulting
Parent(s)Howard Christian;
Sarah Christian née Grant
Relatives George Alfred Grant (grandfather) [1]
Clara Marguerite Christian (aunt)
Essi Matilda Forster (aunt)
Margaret Busby (cousin)
Moira Stuart (cousin)

Phyllis M. Christian (born 1956) is a Ghanaian lawyer and consultant who has been called "one of the most influential women in Ghana". [2] A lawyer by training (the fourth generation of her family to enter the legal profession), [2] she is also the founder, chief executive officer and managing consultant of ShawbellConsulting, based in Accra. [3] [4] [5] Her maternal grandfather George Alfred Grant, popularly known as Paa Grant, was one of the founding fathers of Ghana.

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Background

Education and early career

Phyllis Maria Christian was born in Ghana, the elder daughter of high-court lawyer Howard J. Christian and his wife Sarah (née Grant, whose father Paa Grant was the founding president of the United Gold Coast Convention, which fought for Ghanaian independence), [6] and the fourth of her parents' five children. [7] Her father was the son of Dominica-born barrister George James Christian (1869–1940). [8] She was educated at Holy Child School in Cape Coast (1967–74), and from 1974 to 1977 at the University of Ghana, Legon, [9] where she earned a B.A. in Philosophy and Literature, before going on to study and qualify as a lawyer at Ghana School of Law (1978–81). [10]

She was then employed providing legal and other professional services in local and international corporations, and in 1983 went to the US, where she lived for a while in Boston, Massachusetts. On returning to Ghana, she worked as a senior manager at Price Waterhouse (December 1989–June 1999) and Executive Director at Ernst & Young (July 1999–April 2002). [10]

ShawbellConsulting

In June 2002, Christian founded ShawbellConsulting, [11] [10] an Accra-based company providing legal and management consultancy services. [3] In her role as chief executive officer, Christian (whose specialist practice areas are Corporate and Energy) [12] has led the company to win a number of awards, being adjudged best law consulting firm of the year at the Offshore Ghana Oil and Gas Awards in 2014–15, [11] among other accolades. [13]

Other activities

As an advocate of incentives for indigenous firms, Christian has written for such outlets as the Daily Graphic , [14] and endorses plans for legislation "to require that at least 70 per cent of all government, taxpayer-financed contracts and procurements be executed by local corporate entities" and a policy requiring a specified percentage be sourced "from entities owned by women, persons with disability, and those established under the Youth Enterprise Fund". [15]

In a voluntary capacity, Christian has been a board member of a number of organisations, including Sharecare Ghana (Sharecare4U) [16] and the independent not-for-profit Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG). [17]

In 2015, she was appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) of President John Dramani Mahama. [18]

Her writings include the chapter "Administration of justice by traditional authorities in Ghana: an exposition on the law and practice" contributed to A Commitment to Law, Development and Public Policy (2016, edited by Richard Frimpong Oppong and Kissi Agyebeng), a festschrift in honour of Nana Dr S. K. B. Asante, lawyer and paramount chief of Asokore Asante in the Ashanti Region. [19]

Christian appeared in the documentary film The Election Petition, which deals with the processes leading up to, during and after the election petition that was filed after Ghana's 2012 general elections. [20] [21]

She chairs the Ethics Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), [22] [23] and in 2021 was appointed to the Ghana Advisory Board of Tullow Oil. [24]

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References

  1. ↑ Phyllis M. Christian, "The sacrifices men make – A memorial to George Alfred Grant", Graphic Online, 30 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Paul Adom-Otchere, "Exclusive interview with Phyllis Maria Christian; founder Shawbell Consulting" (video), 23 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "About Us", ShawbellConsulting.
  4. ↑ "Shawbell Consulting", Who's Who Legal, Law Business Research.
  5. ↑ "Shawbell-Consulting to leverage on expertise -- CEO" Archived 8 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine , B&FT Online, 24 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Sarah Esi Grant-Acquah, "In the beginning was…PAA GRANT – And the UGCC" Archived 31 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine . From Daily Graphic, 14 February 2007, via National Commission on Culture.
  7. ↑ "Bentsifi’s Tattle: A guy about town | 60th birthday bash", Graphic Online, 15 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Paul Adamson, Still None the Wiser: A Mid-Century Passage, 1952–1967, AuthorHouse, 2007, footnote p. 56.
  9. ↑ "Some notable alumni", Admission Prospectus, University of Ghana, p. 32.
  10. 1 2 3 "Phyllis M. Christian", LinkedIn profile.
  11. 1 2 David Adadevoh, "Shawbell-Consulting optimistic about business prospects" Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine , The Ghanaian Times, 21 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Phyllis M Christian", Who's Who Legal, Law Business Research.
  13. ↑ "48 companies honored for contribution to oil and gas" Archived 5 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine , CitiBusinessNews, 7 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Phyllis M. Christian, "World-class indigenous consultancy firms — No paradox", Graphic Online, 1 February 2018.
  15. ↑ David Adadevoh, "ShawbellConsulting marks 15 years anniversary – advocates incentives for locally-owned professional firms" Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine , The Ghanaian Times , 6 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Organizational structure | Member-directors", Sharecare4U.
  17. ↑ "Governance & Management" Archived 4 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine , Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG).
  18. ↑ "President Appoints Members For Infrastructure Investment Fund Board". Peace FM. 4 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Oppong, Richard Frimpong; Kissi Agyebeng, eds. (2016). A commitment to law, development and public policy : a festschrift in honour of Nana Dr. SKB Asante (Nana Susubribi Krobea Asante). Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing. ISBN   9780854902149 . Retrieved 6 July 2023– via Stanford Libraries.
  20. ↑ "Documentary on 2012 Election Petition set to premiere on January 24", Citi FM Online, 22 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "Documentary on 2012 Election Petition premiers today", GhanaWeb, 24 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "GFA Committees", Ghana Football Association.
  23. ↑ Eric Nana Yaw Kwafo, "GFA Congress Approves Members Of Independent Committees", Modern Ghana, 19 December 2019.
  24. ↑ "Tullow Ghana establishes advisory board", mjoyonline.com, 8 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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