Ms. Patricia V. Wright

Ms. Patricia V. Wright

Patricia is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone, a Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom, and Ireland (CGIUKI). She has over 15 years’ experience as a Governance Professional and Corporate Secretary, ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and corporate governance frameworks.

She is the Group Head, Legal and Corporate Services at WAICA Reinsurance Corporation Plc, also overseeing the Human Resource and Administration functions respectively.  Patricia was the Director of Corporate Secretarial Services at Freetown Nominees a company primarily known for providing outsourced Corporate Secretarial and advisory Services to companies and institutions in the private and public sectors in Sierra Leone and beyond.

Patricia has a depth of knowledge and wealth of experience on the laws and regulations relating to the governance of incorporated bodies and other organisations and international best corporate governance practices and procedures.

Patricia is an accredited in-house corporate counsel and holds a Diploma in Reinsurance Management

She was one of the drafters of the very first Sierra Leone National Code of Corporate Governance launched in 2018 by the Corporate Affair Directorate in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC). She is the lead of the team of Solicitors at Messrs Wright & Co. (Solicitors), a firm contracted to review the Companies Act, 2009 and to make recommendations on amendments.

She has facilitated several developmental and enhancement courses for various Board of Directors on Corporate Governance, Share Management and Corporate Secretarial practices for institutions in both the public and private sectors.

She has also given lectures on ethical practices in various fora.

In 2024, Patricia was awarded by the African Consulting Group as one of the Top 100 Professionals in Sierra Leone.