Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana appoints Eric Oduro Osae, FCA as Chief Executive Officer

Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), is pleased to announce the assumption of office of Eric Oduro Osae, FCA (Gh) as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute, effective Monday, 5th January, 2026.

The new CEO is a highly accomplished Chartered Accountant, Lawyer, Governance Expert, and Public Financial Management Specialist with over 25 years of distinguished professional and Public Sector experience spanning Accounting, Auditing, Law, Corporate Governance, Public Finance, and institutional reform.

He is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana, with a strong record of service to both national and international institutions.

Prior to his appointment, the new CEO served as the Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA) of the Republic of Ghana. He currently serves as an Audit and Assurance Advisor to the United Nations as a Member of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) of the UN General Assembly.

In 2024, he was appointed by the United Nations as a Governmental Expert on Anti-Corruption under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), contributing to country assessments of member states’ implementation of anti-corruption measures.

He has authored and presented over ninety (90) papers on Accounting, Auditing, Governance, Public Finance, and Development at local and international fora.

He has also served the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, as an Examiner and Moderator in Public Sector Accounting and Finance, contributing directly to the development of the profession.

The Institute calls on all stakeholders including members, staff, students, regulators, employers, development partners, the media and the general public to lend their full cooperation and support to the new Chief Executive Officer as he undertakes his mandate to further position ICAG as a leading Professional Accountancy Organisation in Ghana and beyond.

The Institute looks forward to a productive and transformative tenure under the CEO’s leadership.

Issued by:

The Council

Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana