Written by Godiraone DipuoJuly 3, 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 26, 2025

Luka Disho

Mr. Disho is a seasoned Human Capital professional who brings with him over 20 years of extensive experience in strategic human resource management, gained from leadership roles in premier institutions including Absa Bank Botswana and Stanbic Bank. His career is marked by a strong track record in designing and executing people’s strategies that drive business performance, enhance employee engagement, and foster a high-performance culture. Mr Disho served as Acting HR Director, where he successfully spearheaded key initiatives in organizational design, culture transformation, succession planning, leadership development, performance management, reward and employee experience.

He has deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, interfaced with boards, regulatory authorities, trade unions, and executive leadership. In his most recent role as Senior Human Capital Business Partner at Absa Bank, Mr. Disho led a comprehensive human capital agenda spanning various business units, including Markets, Business Banking, Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Compliance, Risk, Marketing, Credit, Treasury and Finance.

Mr. Disho holds an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Botswana and a Fellow Member of Human Resource Professional Society of Botswana and Institute of People Management. He is a certified HR Strategic Business Partner and a respected thought leader in human capital strategy, talent development, and change management.

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Written by harveyFebruary 12, 2021

Charles Modisenyane

Charles oversees the development and implementation of the Consumer Sales Strategy. This segment comprises of small and medium enterprises, indirect sales channels which covers broad areas of dealer and agent management. He is also responsible for BTC stores operations and Mobile Financial Services (Smega). He is specifically charged with driving sales and growing market share, contributing towards the delivery of shareholder value.

Charles is an experienced and result-oriented professional with over 27 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. He has a strong background in strategic planning, sales, technology and customer care management and operational delivery.

Charles holds a Master of Science in Strategic Management from the University of Derby and has completed the Senior Management Development Programme from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

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