• Nationality: South Africa
• Residence: USA
• Appointed: 2016
• Qualifications: LL.M, D.Jur, BA Financial Accounting
• Committee memberships: Group Governance and Nominations Committee (Chairman)

A lawyer by training and ex-investment banker, Enos has practised law in both South Africa and the USA.

Enos has served in national regulatory and government agencies, including the South African (SA) National Electricity Regulator, and the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Unit of the SA government.

Former chairman of Gold Reef Resorts Limited (now merged with Tsogo Sun); Former chairman of Budget and Audit Committee. Member of Norilsk Nickel MMC, an LSE listed resources company.

Founder member of Freetel Fund Management, a South African based fund.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2016
• Qualifications: BA, MA Public Policy and Administration, PhD in Public Administration
• Committee memberships: Group Remuneration Committee (Chairperson), Group Audit Committee (Member), Group Governance and Nominations Committee (Member)

Gloria is currently the head of Governance and Administration (senior research fellow) at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA).

She is the former managing director for GS Development and Strategy consulting where she consulted on a number of areas including Development Management, Business Regulatory Compliance, Rural Development Policy and practice among others.

Former lecturer in public administration at the University of Botswana.

Gloria is a career academic with a strong focus on, and expertise in, philanthropy and public policy, development management, public sector governance, capacity building and sustainable development.

She has built an illustrious career spanning 30 years that has included leading roles in academia, philanthropy, and the public sector.

In 2011 she was appointed as specially elected member of the Botswana Parliament, in which she held various cabinet positions.

Her work in the private foundation space involved grant making (including microfinance) primarily with the Kellogg Foundation.

• Nationality: United Kingdom
• Residence: United Kingdom
• Appointed: 2018
• Qualifications: BA International and Development Economics (Princeton), MBA (Harvard)
• Committee memberships: Group Remuneration Committee (Member), Group Risk, Social and Ethics Committee (Member)

Runa is the co-Founding Partner and CEO of Development Partners International (DPI), a pan-African private equity firm.

She has more than 30 years of investment banking, emerging market management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and tax-exempt finance and private equity experience.

Formerly, Runa has worked for investment banks, including Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, and she has held directorships in AIG Africa Infrastructure Fund and is the former chair of AVCA.

She continues to serve on the board of several African companies and is a member of the Emerging Market Private Equity Associations Advisory Council and African Council. She is also on the steering committee of the Private Equity Women’s Investment Network.

• Nationality: Uganda
• Residence: Uganda
• Appointed: 2013
• Qualifications: BA (Hons), MBA
• Committee memberships: Group Strategy and Investment Committee (Chairman), Group Audit Committee (Member), Group Remuneration Committee (Member)

Hannington has over 25 years of commodities trading experience, of which more than 15 years were spent as Group Managing Director of Sucafina S.A Group of Companies.

He previously worked as marketing manager for the Uganda Coffee Marketing Board Limited for over nine years.

His former directorships include board chairman of Stanbic Bank Uganda (2004-2008).

He currently sits on various boards, including Airtel Uganda, Line Assurance and Uganda Coffee Development Authority and he is the Managing Director of Savannah Commodities.

• Nationality: Nigeria
• Residence: Nigeria
• Appointed: 2019
• Qualifications: BSc Agricultural Economics, MBA
• Committee memberships: Group Risk, Social and Ethics Committee (Chairman), Group Remuneration Committee (Member), Group Audit Committee (Member)

Abiodun Odubola has 30 years of commercial banking experience covering relationship management, credit underwriting, credit risk management, country risk management and country audit at blue chip financial institutions, including Firstbank Nigeria, Ecobank Nigeria, Metropolitan Bank Nigeria, Citibank Nigeria and Citibank NA United Kingdom.

Abiodun has held non-executive director (NED) roles at financial institutions within and outside of Nigeria, and currently sits on the board of two non-banking financial institutions, in addition to the Letshego Group. In 2016, Abiodun founded Camrose Nigeria Limited, a consulting firm that provides international firms and institutions with financial advisory services in risk, credit management, and debt and equity raising.

• Nationality: Kenya
• Residence: Kenya
• Appointed: 2019
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Economics from St. Lawrence University, USA (1980), MBA in Finance from Suffolk University in Boston (1985)
• Committee memberships: Group Audit Committee (Member), Group Governance and Nominations Committee (Member), Group Strategy and Investment Committee (Member)

Philip Odera has more than 30 years of financial and banking experience, having led diverse country operations for international banking institutions across sub-Saharan Africa.

Philip spent 17 years with Stanbic in Africa, in country leadership roles including Deputy Managing Director for Tanzania, and Country Chief Executive for four of Stanbic’s regional markets, namely Malawi, Uganda, South Sudan and most recently, Kenya.

Prior to Stanbic, Philip began his banking career as a graduate with Citibank Kenya, progressively ascending through the ranks to Vice President of Citibank Kenya. He then relocated to Citibank Congo as the Country Corporate Officer.

Today Philip continues to share his knowledge and experience by advising multiple, talented organisations and entrepreneurs in his role as Executive Partner at Titans D’Afrique.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2017
• Qualifications: BA Statistics and Demography, MDP, Advanced Insurance Practice and Diploma in Insurance Studies, Associate of the Insurance Institute of South Africa
• Committee memberships: Group Governance and Nominations Committee (Member), Group Remuneration Committee (Member)

Catherine is the Group Chief Executive of Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) and represents BIHL on a number of boards, including Funeral Services Group Limited, Bifm Unit Trusts, Botswana Insurance Company Limited, Nico Life, Nico Pensions Company and Nico Holdings.

She has a history of working in the insurance industry, and is skilled in negotiations, budgeting, analytics, coaching and entrepreneurship.

Prior to her current position, she held various positions within BIHL Group and AON Botswana, including Head of Corporate and High Value Business and General Manager of Life and Employee Benefits.

• Nationality: Netherlands
• Residence: Czech Republic
• Appointed: 2020
• Qualifications: Diploma, Dutch Banking Institute (IBE)
• Committee memberships: Group Risk, Social and Ethics Committee (Member), Group Governance and Nominations Committee (Member), Group Strategy and Investment Committee (Member)

Over 20 years of international banking and finance experience. Consults with leading institutions to bolster existing risk frameworks to meet evolving, international standards in effective risk management and reporting.

Advises multi-geography micro finance institutions on enhancing their credit and risk frameworks.

Clients include public and private entities, including the IFC and World Bank, as well as mobile network operators.

Ronald brings experience from diverse global economies across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as Equatorial Guinea, Uzbekistan, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan.

• Nationality: Ghana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2020
• Qualifications: Chartered Banker MBA degree, Diploma (Post Graduate) Business Administration and Management, MSc Food Processing Technology

Andrew has more than 20 years of international banking experience.

He founded Precept Human Capital, a consulting firm dedicated to assessing, profiling, training, coaching and equipping Africa’s next generation of private and public sector leaders a knowledge of international trends in leadership and expertise.

Prior to Precept, Andrew enjoyed a dynamic and successful career in Standard Chartered Bank, where his most recent role was as Group Chief Operating Officer (Group COO) in Singapore, with responsibilities spanning the international bank’s footprint across 30 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.

Previously, Andrew held several other senior roles in Standard Chartered in Ghana, Hong Kong, South Africa and Zambia.

Previous roles included: Head of Operational Excellence, Hong Kong; Regional Head Transaction Banking for Banks, Africa; Executive Director Consumer Banking, Ghana, and CEO, Zambia.

Before joining Standard Chartered, Andrew began his career as a management trainee with Unilever Ghana.

• Nationality: Zimbabwe
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2020
• Qualifications: B Comm Accounting, Hons Compt (Accounting), Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe & Botswana), MBA Steinbeis University, Germany

Gwen has over 20 years of experience in banking and financial services.

Joined Letshego from the role of Group Chief Financial Officer at ABC Holdings Ltd (BancABC, part of Atlas Mara), where Gwen was responsible for the finance function in six operations in Southern and East African markets.

Spent 12 years at ABC Holdings in roles including the Chief Financial Officer for Zimbabwe, incorporating retail and wholesale banking, asset management and micro-lending subsidiaries, as well as a role of Group Head of Finance Transformation.

In her transformation role Gwen led the implementation of a financial controls framework, standardisation of financial control systems and processes across the Group.

Gwen spent several years in the Zimbabwe banking sector, including three years as Managing Director for a local merchant bank, where she was responsible for strategy implementation, customer acquisition and growth, as well as a stint in corporate advisory.

• Nationality: Kenya
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2021
• Bachelor of Commerce Accounting (Hons) degree Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Executive Coach

Rose has over 25 years’ experience in providing commercial and financial advisory, audit, assurance
and governance services to various organisations.

A wide ranging experience in expansive leadership roles in governance and public policy across 3 continents including the United States; Africa and India.

Currently an Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairperson of the Audit Committee at Kenya’s Jubilee Life Insurance.

Member of the Council of KCA University where Rose chairs the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees, as well as serving as the Vice Chairperson of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance Public Finance Sector Board.

Her international experience demonstrates a solid track record in fostering public sector partnerships that collaborate and create facilitative public policy and legislation.

Certified Executive Coach helping top professionals to unlock their own individual growth potential. Certified Public Accountant, Rose is a registered member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Accounting (Hons) degree from the University of Nairobi.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2022
• Qualifications: MSc Information Management and Finance, Certified Chartered Accountant, Global Executive Development (GIBS), Fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified, Botswana Institute Chartered Accountants, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and The Institute of Risk Management South Africa.

Christopher currently works in the role of Senior Governance and Compliance Manager for De Beers.

He has a solid background in audit, financial management, general management, relationship management, treasury management, and project management, governance, risk, and compliance.

He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Minet Botswana, Chairman of ICL Botswana, Board member of De Beers Holdings Botswana and Company Secretary of De Beers Global Sightholder Sales.

He has strong governance background acquired from participation on various boards. He has served on Debswana Pension Fund (Chairman), Botswana Railways, Botswana Post, Peo Venture Capital, Citizen Empowerment Development Agency (CEDA) and Independent Complaints Review Committee (Chairman).

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2022
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, University of Botswana; Masters in Industrial & Employment Relations, University of Turin; Currently studying towards a Bachelor of Laws, University of South Africa. Several local and global courses on governance, leadership, negotiations, enterprise risk management & Anti Money Laundering Countering Financing of Terrorism.

Motshegwa currently serves as the Secretary General of Botswana Land Boards, Local Authorities and Health Workers Union (BLLAHWU), a position he has held since 2010.

He also serves as the Deputy Secretary General of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU).

Ketlhalefile also currently serves as a member of the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) Board of Trustees, a position he has held since 2014. He has served on various sub-committees of the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) including being the chairman of the Risk Committee, member of Audit Committee , member of Human Resource Committee exposing him to sound corporate governance experience. He also sits on various other companies and non-profit organisations.

Served in several labour institutions & authored academic papers & made conference presentations on human resources/industrial relations.

Before that, he served as the Clerk of Council for the Francistown City Council, where he advised Councillors on council business and policy matters.

Religiously subscribe to good corporate governance, effective leadership.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2022
• Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Madras; Chartered Accountant, Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). Senior Leadership Programme – Organisational Leadership, Oxford University (UK).

Jayaraman is the co-founder and Non-Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Botho Group which comprises Botho University, Enko Botho Campus a leading private University in Botswana with additional campuses in Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Ghana and Blended and Distance learning.

He is also a Non-Executive Director in Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed entities including Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited (SBHL) where he also serves in the Finance and Audit Committee and at Engen Botswana Limited, a downstream petroleum company since May 2022. He is the Chairperson of the Audit Committee at Engen.

Jayaraman is the previous 1st Chairperson of the Government Audit Committee formed under the Public Finance Management Act of the Government of Botswana, reporting to the Minister of Finance & Economic Development.

He has previously held several leadership roles at Grant Thornton Botswana including, being the Non-Executive Chairperson, Managing Partner and Partner over a period spanning 36 years. He was also an elected Member of the Board of Governors of Grant Thornton International, representing Africa, Middle East and Europe and the regional head of Africa for Grant Thornton International.

He is the founder of the Grant Thornton Private Business Growth Award and a business leader in Grant Thornton’s Oxford senior leadership programme, where he mentored several leaders from the Grant Thornton network. He has also mentored the finalists of the 2020 Entrepreneurial World Cup held by Global Entrepreneurial Network in October 2020.

Jayaraman founded the Grant Thornton Toastmasters Club, a member of Toastmasters International that provides a structured platform for employees to empower themselves and upskill their public and interpersonal communication and leadership attributes.

He holds active leadership roles in social organisations involved in charitable activities for the welfare of the local communities and is the recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Award from Lions Clubs International Foundation for dedicated humanitarian services.

He is an avid traveller and has travelled to 80 countries.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2022
• Qualifications: PhD in Urban Studies & Public Affairs (Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA); Master of Public Administration [Public Finance] (New York State University at Albany, New York, USA); Bachelor of Social Sciences [Economics & Public Administration] (University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.

Emmanuel Botlhale (PhD), a Full Professor of Public Administration at the University of Botswana’s Department of Political and Administrative Studies, focuses mostly on teaching and researching Public Finance. His secondary fields of study and research include Research Methodology, Project Management, Public Governance, Public Budgeting and Financial Administration.

He has published extensively in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals such as Forum for Development Studies, Social Responsibility Journal, Journal of Public Procurement, Poverty and Public Policy, Journal of Social Development in Africa, and Development Southern Africa. His publication record comprises 1 book, 1 unpublished PhD dissertation, 40 journal articles, and 17 book chapters.

He has served as a trustee and Board Chair of the University of Botswana Defined Contribution Pension Fund (UBDCPF) for many years, representing pension fund shareholders in that capacity.

Professor Botlhale has deepened his knowledge of the retirement fund sector in Botswana, the region, and the world by serving as the Committee Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulation 2 Committee (PFR2 Committee). He is often commissioned to act as a resource person; e.g., (i) “A baokamedi ba dipenshene ba ka sekisiwa ke maloko fa dikamogelo tsa bone di tla di le ko tlase?”, BPS BTV Panel Discussion, 6 April 2017; (ii) Update on the revised Pension Prudential Investment Rule (PFR 2), Botswana Pensions Society 2019 Annual Conference, Cresta Maun Hotel, Maun, 25-26/2019; and (iii) Capital Markets in the East African Community; developing the buy side, 26 April 2017, Nairobi, Kenya.

Lastly, and most significantly, through his sustained scholarship and long service in the UBDCPF, he has accumulated a wealth of experience and competence in local and African markets over the years.

• Nationality: Botswana
• Residence: Botswana
• Appointed: 2022
• Qualifications: Executive Development Programme, Duke University – United Kingdom (Mar 2012); Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Part 2 (Apr 2006); Bachelor of Accountancy Degree – University of Botswana (Jul 2003); General Certificate of Education (Cambridge Certificate) – Mater Spei College Botswana (Nov 1996)

Aupa Monyatsi was appointed Group Chief Executive for Letshego Africa Holdings Limited on 10 June 2022, having held the role on an interim basis for four weeks. Aupa joined Letshego as Group Chief Operating Officer in March 2020, and is a well-rounded and experienced regional banker, bringing over two decades of leadership expertise gained from various senior roles in Africa’s financial services sector.

Prior to joining Letshego, Aupa led numerous teams within the Absa Barclays Group, with the most recent role being Managing Executive: Alternative Channels, where he was responsible for spearheading and developing the regional bank’s digital innovation and virtual channel strategy. Having spent several years traveling between Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria incubating select fintech’s to drive financial inclusion through mobile money, block chain and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aupa’s digital and technical expertise evolved into a proficient passion. In line with his focus and expertise in fintech development, Aupa also spent time in Silicon Valley (USA) and Spain to benchmark global trends in innovation.

Prior to the Absa Group role, Aupa held numerous leadership positions in Barclays Botswana, including Chief Operating Officer and Head of Distribution Channels, with his latest role being Acting Managing Director Botswana before transferring to ABSA Group responsibilities from Absa’s regional head office in South Africa. Aupa commenced his career in auditing with PWC Botswana.