Kgotso Bannalotlhe, the regional Chief Executive of Letshego's Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini operations, is set to join the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) board as a director.
The appointment is pending shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting to be held on the 23rd of September.
Bannalotlhe assumed his current Letshego role in April 2023.
Bannalotlhe has over two decades of leadership experience across banking and financial markets in Botswana and the wider African region.
Previously, he was CEO of Access Bank Botswana, where he successfully integrated the BancABC acquisition, expanded the branch network, and positioned the bank as the fourth largest in Botswana.
He has also held senior roles at Barclays Bank Botswana as Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, and at Standard Chartered Bank in Botswana and Tanzania, where he drove strong revenue growth and market leadership.
He holds a BCom in Finance from the University of Melbourne and an Executive Master's in Positive Leadership and Strategy from IE University.
BTC has launched a 12–18 month transitional strategy focused on fixing the basics and strengthening its foundation through digital-first customer empowerment, operational efficiency and resilience, and market leadership via innovation.
Subsequently, the telco will embark on 4–5 year strategy beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, which seeks to ensure continuity from the previous 3 year plan while positioning the business for its next phase of growth.
Bannalotlhe's addition to the board of directors is poised to bring the requisite expertise and experience to enable the telco to succesfully execute the strategies.