Gorata Tlhale Dibotelo appointed Head of Group Legal, Governance and Group Company Secretary at Letshego Group

Acquiescently, Africa’s inclusive finance provider, Letshego Africa (“Letshego Holdings Ltd” / “Letshego Group”) confirms the appointment of Gorata Tlhale Dibotelo as Head of Group Legal, Governance and Group Company Secretary as of February 14, 2023, having met all requisite listing and company regulations, as well as regulatory requirements. Basing her in the Group’s headquarters in Gaborone.

Joining Letshego from her role as Head of Legal Services and Board Secretary at the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), prior Gorata worked as a Senior Associate at Armstrongs Attorneys. Currently now serving as the Group Compliance Officer to the BSE.

Ms Dibotelo attains a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Botswana, a Master’s Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Cape Town ad completed the Executive Development Programme at Stellenbosch University’s Business School.

Letshego’s Group Chief Executive, Aupa Monyatsi, indicates that they are pleased to welcome Gorata to the team, and to see her take on such a key and strategic role within the Group. “A consummate professional with a depth of experience, expertise and indeed passion, we know that she has the very tenets of Letshego culture in her DNA, and the drive and ambition to match that of the business. As we continue to deliver on our panAfrican growth strategy, creating value for shareholders and stakeholders alike we celebrate this addition to the robust Letshego leadership team” said Monyatsi.

Letshego Africa also named Letshego Holdings Ltd (“Letshego Group”) is a African multinational organisation, headquartered and listed in Botswana and focused on delivering inclusive finance solutions to underserved populations across its 11 sub Saharan Africa footprint. A staff complement of over 3,000 both including direct and indirect sales agents, with more than four hundred thousand customers, Letshego is synonymous with leveraging innovation and technology to improve the lives of individuals who have limited access to traditional financial services.

Previous year 2022, Letshego celebrated 23 years of supporting regional communities, making strong progress with the launch of its Transformational Strategy in September 2020, towards the Group’s vision to be a world-class retail financial services organisation, improving the lives of mass and middle market individuals and micro and small entrepreneurs.