Mrs. Florence Freda Dennis
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Mrs. Florence Freda Dennis
Mrs. Florence Freda Dennis was the first Division Manager – Integrity and Prevention, in the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank (AfDB) with over 30 years' experience in the Maritime Industry, Governance and Anti-Corruption work on the continent and beyond.
At the Bank she led a team that developed preventive measures to proactively reduce the potential for misconduct, fraud and corruption in AfDB financed operations focusing on due diligence, integrity compliance monitoring, training and capacity building for staff and key stakeholders. She has worked with a team to develop policy documents such as the Africa Integrity Fund, the Integrity Due Diligence Policy, Illicit Financial Flow Policy, Bank Group Due Diligence Guidelines and Screening Procedures on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Counter Illicit Financial Flows, Guidelines on Compliance Monitoring for Debarred Entities and Project Integrity Reviews amongst others. At the Bank she contributed to the development of several projects in the Non-Sovereign Operations of the Bank and also contributed to enhance several country projects on Sovereign Operations. Her work over the years in the Bank has helped to streamline Bank operations in the Regional Member Countries through building capacity of Project Implementation Units and Government Officials on MDB Projects. She also assisted several MNCs, SMEs from USA, Canada, Asia and the African Continent to strengthen their internal compliance processes to meet their debarment conditions.
She further presented several policy papers at international conferences including the International Bar Association Annual Conference, C5 Anticorruption Conference, Annual Conference of International Investigators, OECD Integrity Forum, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Anticorruption Hunters' Alliance conference amongst others. She retired in March 2024 after 10 years of fruitful service to the Bank, the continent and beyond Africa.
Prior to joining the African Development Bank in 2014, she managed Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition for 10 years bringing together the private sector, civil society and public governance institutions at the national, regional and continental level in the fight against corruption. She worked on research, advocacy and capacity building on anticorruption and governance. She was a technical expert for the UNCAC review process in Ghana, formed the Business Integrity Forum bringing together Private Multi-national Businesses and Public Institutions for collective action against corruption and the promotion of effective compliance processes in businesses.
Her work on Collective Action gained recognition by the World Bank Institute leading to the implementation of contract monitoring projects in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia, building national efforts for accountability and effective public service delivery.
At GACC she contributed to the development and passage of the Whistleblower Act of Ghana and an active participant in the development of National Anti-Corruption Action Plan of Ghana (NACAP - 1) and ensured that Anti-Corruption and Governance were mainstreamed into the National Development Plan.
She also worked with development partners such as the OECD, GIZ, and UNODC, UNDP and the World Bank on anticorruption policy research, training and awareness and collective action among SMEs.
She began her career in the maritime industry in 1994, managing Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana and later joined P & O Nedlloyd West Africa as Commercial Manager.
Since retirement, she has been providing Consultancy Services on ad hoc basis to the Complaints, Evaluation and Integrity Unit (CEIU) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to develop Integrity Preventive measures in their operations.
She holds a first degree in Social Sciences (Economics & Geography) from the University of Science and Technology, Ghana, a Masters in Shipping Management from the World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden, a Masters in Anti-Corruption Studies from the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Vienna, Austria and several diplomas in governance and anticorruption.
She is also a Professional Life Coach from the Institute of Life Coach Training. Her hobbies are cooking, interior decoration and swimming.
Mrs. Florence Freda Dennis
Mrs. Florence Freda Dennis was the first Division Manager – Integrity and Prevention, in the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank (AfDB) with over 30 years' experience in the Maritime Industry, Governance and Anti-Corruption work on the continent and beyond.
At the Bank she led a team that developed preventive measures to proactively reduce the potential for misconduct, fraud and corruption in AfDB financed operations focusing on due diligence, integrity compliance monitoring, training and capacity building for staff and key stakeholders. She has worked with a team to develop policy documents such as the Africa Integrity Fund, the Integrity Due Diligence Policy, Illicit Financial Flow Policy, Bank Group Due Diligence Guidelines and Screening Procedures on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism and Counter Illicit Financial Flows, Guidelines on Compliance Monitoring for Debarred Entities and Project Integrity Reviews amongst others. At the Bank she contributed to the development of several projects in the Non-Sovereign Operations of the Bank and also contributed to enhance several country projects on Sovereign Operations. Her work over the years in the Bank has helped to streamline Bank operations in the Regional Member Countries through building capacity of Project Implementation Units and Government Officials on MDB Projects. She also assisted several MNCs, SMEs from USA, Canada, Asia and the African Continent to strengthen their internal compliance processes to meet their debarment conditions.
She further presented several policy papers at international conferences including the International Bar Association Annual Conference, C5 Anticorruption Conference, Annual Conference of International Investigators, OECD Integrity Forum, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Anticorruption Hunters' Alliance conference amongst others. She retired in March 2024 after 10 years of fruitful service to the Bank, the continent and beyond Africa.
Prior to joining the African Development Bank in 2014, she managed Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition for 10 years bringing together the private sector, civil society and public governance institutions at the national, regional and continental level in the fight against corruption. She worked on research, advocacy and capacity building on anticorruption and governance. She was a technical expert for the UNCAC review process in Ghana, formed the Business Integrity Forum bringing together Private Multi-national Businesses and Public Institutions for collective action against corruption and the promotion of effective compliance processes in businesses.
Her work on Collective Action gained recognition by the World Bank Institute leading to the implementation of contract monitoring projects in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia, building national efforts for accountability and effective public service delivery.
At GACC she contributed to the development and passage of the Whistleblower Act of Ghana and an active participant in the development of National Anti-Corruption Action Plan of Ghana (NACAP - 1) and ensured that Anti-Corruption and Governance were mainstreamed into the National Development Plan.
She also worked with development partners such as the OECD, GIZ, and UNODC, UNDP and the World Bank on anticorruption policy research, training and awareness and collective action among SMEs.
She began her career in the maritime industry in 1994, managing Ship Owners and Agents Association of Ghana and later joined P & O Nedlloyd West Africa as Commercial Manager.
Since retirement, she has been providing Consultancy Services on ad hoc basis to the Complaints, Evaluation and Integrity Unit (CEIU) of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to develop Integrity Preventive measures in their operations.
She holds a first degree in Social Sciences (Economics & Geography) from the University of Science and Technology, Ghana, a Masters in Shipping Management from the World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden, a Masters in Anti-Corruption Studies from the International Anti-Corruption Academy in Vienna, Austria and several diplomas in governance and anticorruption.
She is also a Professional Life Coach from the Institute of Life Coach Training. Her hobbies are cooking, interior decoration and swimming.