Career Biography

Ms. De Cardi Nelson obtained her Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB, Hons.) from Queen Mary and Westfield College (University of London) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law (London) (now University of Law).

She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana with over 21 years’ experience of corporate legal practice, having obtained a Certificate to practice law from the Ghana School of Law in 2004. She is also a member of the Ghana Bar Association. She has extensive corporate experience in the areas of negotiation, reviewing and drafting of commercial agreements and joint venture agreements, drafting of policies, employment contracts, company registration and company secretarial practice.

Ms. De Cardi Nelson worked as a Legal Officer with Millicom Ghana Limited (Tigo) from 2007 to 2009 and as Legal Counsel with Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited from 2010 to 2016, where she also held the position of Company Secretary.

Prior to joining the Bank, she was the Managing Associate/ Director of Prime Attorneys & Fiducia Services, a joint legal and business advisory practice established to offer strategic advisory, legal consultancy and company secretarial services.