Gertrude Adwoa Ohene-Asienim FICS is a Chartered Shipbroker, Maritime Consultant, Lecturer, and Trainer with years of experience in various aspects of Shipping and Oil & Gas. Her areas of specialization cuts across Maritime Law, Marine Insurance, and International Commercial Trade.
She started her career in Oil & Gas as a Shipbroker being the first female Chartered Shipbroker in West Africa and she continues to charter ships in support of various operations in Ghana. Her knowledge in joint venture company formation and management has increased over the years having been involved in the set up and management of not less than four joint venture companies in the areas of seismic acquisition, subsea engineering and FPSO maintenance and operations services.
Gertrude is a fun-loving trainer who concentrates on providing training to bridge the gap between practicality of knowledge and application at the work environment.
She is currently the global Membership Committee Chairman of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, London, Country Manager for PGS Ghana and OMA Labour and Procurement Solutions. She is also a Part Time Lecturer at the Regional Maritime University, Ghana. She holds a Master of Laws degree in Maritime Law from the University of Oslo.
She loves to mentor the next generation and believes the world is more beautiful than meets the eye.