Chairperson of the Board
Olubanke King-Akerele
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Liberia.
Olubanke King-Akerele, or ’Banke as she is generally known, is a Liberian and former Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as former Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Government of Liberia, over the period 2006 to 2010.
Members of the Board
Lalla Aicha Ben Barka
Former Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa. Former ADG of UNESCO. Malawi.
Samuel M. Lohman, Esq.
International Lawyer, Law Firm Lohman, Geneva. Chairman, Hermitage & Co. SA, Geneva. Chairman, GMT Business Consultants DMCC (Dubai). American and Swiss.
Youngor Sevelee Telewoda
Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Federal Republic of Germany, with co-accreditation to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Austria, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Organizations in Austria.
Sabine Meitzel
Trade Development Consultancy horizon2030. Former Chief, Business Advisory Services, International Trade Centre (ITC). Switzerland and Germany. Head of ABIC’s Geneva office.
Yvette Chesson-Gibson
Cllr. Dr. Yvette Chesson-Gibson is the Executive Director and Establishment Coordinator of ABIC, and the Initiator of the Women’s Situation Room.