Justina Nelson is the first female Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF), where she brings her extensive financial expertise and leadership experience to this prestigious role.
Since taking over the reins of MIIF 16 months ago, she has spearheaded significant transformation at the Fund through far-reaching restructuring initiatives aimed at positioning MIIF to achieve its vision of becoming a world-class sovereign wealth fund.
The intent of MIIF is to serve as a strategic lever to maximise the value creation potential of the mining sector for sustainable national development. This is pursuant to the Minerals Income Investment Fund Act, 2018 (Act 978) as amended.
Justina is an accomplished banking executive with over 23 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 19 years at Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited. Throughout her career, she has developed extensive expertise in both operational management and marketing strategy.
Prior to her current role, Justina held several senior leadership positions at Zenith Bank, where she excelled as Operations Head, Branch Head, and Group Head. As Zonal Head, she handled sectors like commercial, energy sectors and branches in Accra, Eastern and Volta Regions.
Justina has enhanced her professional capabilities through specialized leadership, finance, and credit training programs in Ghana and Nigeria.
Her impressive academic credentials include:
– Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Ghana
– Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing, University of Ghana
– Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. Hons), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
– Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons) in Management and Psychology, University of Ghana.
