Board of Directors

Mr Moroka has extensive experience working with multinational organizations. Mr Moroka was previously the Managing Director of BP Petroleum Company in Botswana and Zambia. He is also the former Minister of Trade and Industry. Mr Moroka has vast experience in the mining and agriculture industries. He also possesses a lot of experience in corporate governance. He sits in a number of public and private organizations as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr Moroka is currently the Resident Director and Chief Executive Officer of De Beers Botswana Holdings. He is also the Chairman of the BUAN Council.

Professor Torto was a Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. He has been involved in natural products research commercialization and promotion of indigenous knowledge systems which are essential for the Innovation Hub commercialization and intellectual property rights initiatives. He has served in several Boards including the former BOTEC Board. Prof Torto is currently the Chief Executive Officer for Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI). Prof Nelson Torto is the Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), a pan African organisation headquartered in Kenya, which aims to drive sustainable development in Africa through science technology.

Mr Mosinyi is Managing Director of AFI Corporate Advisors, a mergers and acquisitions, debt capital markets and project finance advisory firm based in Johannesburg. Prior to joining AFI, Mr Mosinyi worked for JP Morgan in Johannesburg before transferring to the London Office. At JP Morgan he worked in the mergers and acquisitions and later in the debt capital markets division. Before joining JP Morgan, Mr Mosinyi worked for Fieldstone Group, a project finance advisory firm. He has worked for Fieldstone in their Johannesburg and New York Offices. Mr Mosinyi qualified as a Chartered and Certified Accountant and was audit manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers in their Johannesburg Office, having transferred from the Gaborone Office. Mr Mosinyi has led the execution of transactions in the Mining, Power and ICT Sectors.

Mrs Mpho Moremong Gobe’s background is in real estate, including property valuation, commercial lettings and sales. She is the founder and currently the Managing Director of MG Properties. Some of her clientele comprise big corporate entities in Botswana, multinationals and public bodies. Prior to founding MG Properties, she worked for Knight Frank and Pam Golding International in senior positions. She is a Board member in a number of organisations in the private and public fields. She was the first Lady Chairperson of the Board of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Botswana Group. She continues to be a member, in various positions and capacities, of several professional bodies.

Mr Abdool Rahim Khan is admitted as an Attorney for the High Courts of Botswana and South Africa. His career in the legal field spans over a period of more than three (3) decades wherein he was involved in various fields of the law including academia, corporate, judicial administration and private practice. He sits on a number of Boards for both private entities, public bodies and NGOs. He is the Honorary legal advisor to the German and British Embassies and has served as the Honorary Swedish Consul to Botswana. He is currently the Managing Partner for Rahim Khan Attorneys.

Ms Senegelo is currently the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Industry) in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Prior to her current job, she was with the Ministry of Finance and Development in a successful career spanning over many years and when the left the Ministry, she was the Deputy Secretary Budget Administration (this position is the equivalent of a Deputy Permanent Secretary in a Ministry). Ms Senegelo has been a member of the Management Committee of Botswana Public Officers’ Medical Aid Scheme and a member of the Finance & Audit Sub-Committee of Botswana Public Officers’ Medical Aid Scheme.

Dr K. Baipoledi is currently the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Research Science and Technology) at the Ministry of Tertiary Education Research Science and Technology. He has previously held various senior positions within Government, specifically at the Ministry of Agriculture, in a career spanning over 25 years. The positions range from Head of National Veterinary Laboratories, Deputy Director, Veterinary Services and Deputy Permanent Secretary responsible for Technical Services in the Ministry of Agriculture

Mr Sekgabo’s background is in the field of clean technologies, renewable energy resources and environmental policies. He is currently the Head of Strategy and Projects at the Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency. His previous jobs include being a Coordinator at the Policy, Planning and Research Division of the Botswana Training Authority. Further he has held several roles within Government including, Principal Research Science and Technology Officer and Principal Energy Engineer.