Written by harveyOctober 3, 2025

Kgotso Bannalotlhe

Kgotso Bannalotlhe is a seasoned financial services executive with over two decades of leadership experience across banking and financial markets in Botswana and the wider African region. He currently serves as Regional Chief Executive for Botswana, Lesotho, and eSwatini at Letshego Holdings, while also leading Letshego Financial Services Botswana.

Previously, he was CEO of Access Bank Botswana, where he successfully integrated the BancABC acquisition, expanded the branch network, and positioned the bank for growth. 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. Kgotso is a values-driven leader focused on impact, transformations, and delivering sustainable business growth in competitive environments

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Written by Godiraone DipuoJuly 4, 2025

Mr Jürgen Peschel

Jürgen Peschel is a seasoned Chief Executive Officer (CE0)  in the telecommunications space whose career spans over three decades of progressive leadership in cutting edge telecommunications, Information and Technology (IT), digitisation and fintech across Europe, North America and emerging markets including Africa. He has led both group as well as local operator functions providing strong transformative leadership to develop telecommunications providers into the digital era and driving innovation in products and services to grow revenues for sustainable profitable growth. He is known for his in-depth expertise in emerging technologies to spearhead innovation, driving digitisation and focusing on quality of service and business excellence to deliver exceptional customer experience.

Mr Peschel’s leadership encompasses both mobile, fixed and enterprise businesses and he has been instrumental in launching and scaling pioneering solutions, most notably, playing a key role in the rollout of MPesa, the world’s leading mobile payment platform. He has served as Director of a major Nigerian payment service bank and held senior executive positions at tier-1 operators including Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone across major developed markets. For more than ten years, he has led operations in emerging markets at Digicel and Vodafone in the Caribbean and Africa, and his most recent job was CEO & Managing Director of 9mobile (formerly Etisalat) in Nigeria.

Mr Peschel holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Ulm, Germany, and delivered his thesis in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He also earned a degree in Business Administration from the Université de Saint-Boniface, Canada, and has completed the Management Development Programme at IMD, Switzerland. His unique blend of technical acumen, business leadership and cross-cultural expertise positions him to lead BTC through the next wave of digital transformation as our new CEO.

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Written by Godiraone DipuoMay 3, 2025

Thato Kewakae

Mr Thato Kewakae is a well-rounded business professional and executive with a business and ICT background that is supplemented by working experience from across various industries. He is experienced in leading growth in private sector business, in consultancy and providing support services for government and the private sector.

Mr Kewakae has served as a Managing Director at Cabling for Africa (Pty) Ltd, Botswana for six years.  He also worked as the Information Systems Manager at the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA). His most recent post was Chief Information Officer at Botswana Post, where he previously also served as Manager: Special Projects. Mr Kewakae currently sits on the Botswana Housing Corporation Board and is part of the Finance/Audit and HR committees.

He graduated from the University of Botswana with Master of Business Administration and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Science) from Birla Institute of Technology in India. He has also successfully completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town and a Project Management Course at Wits University.

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Written by harveyApril 5, 2024

Rodger M. Solomon

Mr Mcedisi Roger Solomon is a seasoned leader with a wealth of experience and skill in the financial services sector, health management sector, Administration and Management. He believes in a balance of both character and skill. As a qualified teacher and business practitioner, Mr. Solomon holds a Masters in Business Administration from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh, Diploma in Education from University of Botswana, Masters of Arts in Political Leadership and Government from School Of Government MIT University in Pune India. Mr. Solomon is certified in AML, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Risk Management, Insurance, and leadership development programs.

As a Trade Union leader, Mr Solomon has served in the National Executive of Botswana Teachers Union for six years. He completed a successful term at the helm of the Teacher’s Union as National Treasurer. Mr. Solomon served in different boards and management positions from 2008 to date. He served as a member of the BPOMAS Management Committee, National Economic Diversification Council, Getbucks, More Power Investments, Chartered Insurance Brokers, and Pecuniary Services. He was the founding Managing Director for More Power Investments, Chartered Insurance Brokers, and Percuniary Services. He is currently the Group Managing Director of More Power Investments – a company wholly owned by Botswana Teachers Union.

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