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Leroy Klein

Acting Finance Director 

Leroy  has over 18 years of professional experience and is currently the Acting Finance Director, having joined the Bank in May 2008.

Leroy has previously held various positions within the Bank, including middle and senior management roles within the treasury department, and was appointed the Country Treasurer in September 2017 and Chief Risk Officer in May 2020. He Previously worked for KPMG Botswana as a Senior Auditor.

Leroy is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA- UK) and is a member of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). He recently obtained an MBA from Oxford Brookes University - United Kingdom, and has completed the Executive Development Programme at the University of Stellenbosch Business School. He has also completed several leadership programmes.

Maungo Mokotedi

Chief Credit Officer

Maungo has over 20 years of professional experience and is currently the Chief Credit Officer, having joined the Bank in July 2018.

Mango previously held various positions within the Bank including Acting Chief Risk Officer and Head of Corporate Credit. Prior to joining the Bank, Maungo supported strategic priorities, business growth and led diverse teams at middle and senior management level across organisations such as BancABC (now Access Bank Botswana), Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited and Letshego Financial Services Botswana.

Maungo holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management from University of Derby (UK) and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Botswana.

Segomotso Eugenia Banda

People Function Director

Segomotso has over 20 years of professional experience and is currently the People Function Director, having joined the Bank in April 2022.

Segomotso previously worked for Cresta Hotels with local and regional responsibilities, with exposure to the labour environments in Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa. She has over 15 years of experience as an Industrial Court Assessor at the Industrial Court of Botswana, on behalf of Business Botswana Association.

Segomotso holds Master of Science in Human Resource Management, University of Manchester and Bachelor of Commerce - Management with University of Botswana. She has also completed several leadership programmes.

Keletso Setimela

Business Banking Director

Keletso has over 27 years of professional experience and is currently the Business Banking Director, having joined the Bank in July 2013.

Keletso has held various positions within the Bank including the Head of SME Banking with previous experience across telecommunications, entrepreneurship and enterprise development, development financial institutions, commercial banking and economic corruption investigation. He previously worked for organisations such as Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited, the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) and the  Local Enterprise Authority (LEA).

Keletso holds Master of Science- Strategic Management, University of Derby, Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy), University of Botswana, Diploma in SMEs Development and Management, Galilee College, Israel. He has  attended several leadership programmes.

James Nthoyi

Head of Markets

James has over 12 years of professional experience, and is currently the Head of Markets, having joined the Bank in January 2014.

James has held various positions within the Bank, including the Head of Trading, and a short-term assignment to Absa Capital, South Africa, where he spent time trading interest rates and currencies across the various African jurisdictions in the Absa Group. He previously worked at First National Bank Botswana where he was a fixed-income and currency trader.

James holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and recently completed an Executive Master of Business Administration from the IMD Business School, Switzerland.

Barati Rwelengera

Chief of Staff, Strategy and Sustainability Officer
(CMC Secretariat)

Barati has over 20 years of professional experience and is currently the Chief of Staff, Strategy and Sustainability Officer, having joined the Bank in June 2016. She joined the Bank as the Chief Internal Auditor and has extensive experience in audit, governance, risk management and controls and strategy in the financial services industry.

Barati previously worked at Letshego Holding Limited, where she left as the Group Head of Internal Audit. She also worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PWC), where she provided audit and other assurance services to various clients across all industries in Botswana, as well as being involved in international assignments in the United States of America.

Barati is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA) and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business. She is a PRINCE II practitioner and completed the Yale School of Management Executive Program on corporate sustainability management, risk, profit and purpose.

Idah Nkoloi

Chief Internal Auditor – Attending CMC by Invite

Idah has over 18 years of professional experience and is currently the Chief Internal Auditor, having joined the Bank in September 2018. As Chief Internal Auditor, she functionally reports to the Board Audit Committee through the Board Audit Committee Chairperson and administratively reports to the Managing director, attending CMC meetings by invitation.

Idah oversees the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control over current and evolving risks in the context of the current and expected business environment and previously worked at Deloitte & Touché Botswana Audit and Assurance division.

Idah is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA), and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). She is also a Certified Internal Auditor with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Sari Helena Nikka

Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairperson of the Risk Committee
Member of the Audit Committee

Sari has over 25 years of professional experience primarily in international finance, and joined the Bank’s Board in March 2020. She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Norsad Finance Limited (Botswana, Zambia), which is an impact investor and regional private credit firm offering medium to long-term risk capital to mid-market growth companies across the Southern Africa (SADC) region. Sari has considerable experience in risk management and international best practices on environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards.

Prior to working for Norsad, Sari was the Programme Director (Finnpartnership) and Senior Investment Manager for Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and professional impact investor investing in responsible and profitable businesses in developing countries; as well as a Project Finance Advisor for Finnvera Plc (Finland), which is a specialised financing company that promotes Finnish exports to emerging markets and developing countries.

Sari has served on various boards and board committees of companies and investment funds investing in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. She has a range of experience from project finance, senior debt instruments, mezzanine and equity investments; as well as financing solutions for microfinance institutions and commercial banks. 

Sari holds a Masters of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Turku School of Economics and Business Administration in Finland.

Sethunya Makepe-Garebatho

Independent Non-Executive Director
Member of the Human Resources, Remuneration and Nominations Committee
Member of the Credit Committee

Sethunya has over 26 years of professional experience with a forte in labour law and employee relations, and joined the Bank’s Board in September 2021.

Sethunya is the Managing Director and Principal Consultant of People Connections, which is a human resource and consultancy practice that she founded in 2002 and has  worked for various organisations such as Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation and Global Resorts Botswana. 

She previously served on the boards of Botswana Housing Corporation, Botswana Stock Exchange, Botswana Trade Commission and Women’s Finance House. Sethunya has also served as an Independent Trustee of the Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund and in the University of Botswana’s Human Resources Committee Council. She is currently a council member of Maru-A-Pula Secondary School.

Sethunya holds Master of Science in Project Management from the University of Bolton in the United Kingdom, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Botswana, an Executive Leadership Program with Oxford University and has completed an Executive Coaching Program, as well as a Compliance Management Programme with the University of Cape Town.  She is a qualified Mediator and Arbitrator, having completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution with the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in conjunction with the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa.

Saviour Mwepu Chibiya

Non-Executive Director
Absa Group Limited Nominee
Member of the Risk Committee

Saviour has over 30 years of professional experience and joined the Bank’s Board in April 2022 as the Absa Group Limited (“Absa Group”) nominee.

Saviour is a seasoned banking executive with a career spanning across institutions such as Citibank, Barclays Bank, and Absa Group. Noteworthy roles within Absa Group include serving as Chief Executive of Absa Regional Operations overseeing business operations in 11 African countries, Regional Managing Director responsible for six banks, and Corporate Bank Head for Africa (excluding South Africa).  He previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Barclays Bank Zambia PLC, CEO at Citibank Zambia Limited, and Citibank Country Head in Ghana.

Saviour has served on various Boards and is a former Chairman of the Bankers Association of Zambia. He is a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Banking and Financial Services and holds an Economics degree from the University of Zambia.