Board of Directors

Cuthbert Moshe Lekaukau
Nationality: Botswana
Age: 65
Position: Chairman of the Board of Directors
Residence: Gaborone, Botswana
Years as a Director: 10
Shareholding: 483,000 shares

Mr Lekaukau, who has been the Chairman of Letshego Holdings Limited since 2002 has served the Government of Botswana previously as a Senior Public Officer in various capacities from 1973 to 1996. For 12 of those years he served as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Works, Transport and Communications and Mineral Resources and Water Affairs as well as Agriculture.

He was awarded a Presidential Order of Honour in 1996 in recognition of his efficient and devoted services to the country. In December 1996, he was appointed to start Botswana Telecommunications Authority as the founding Executive Chairman and served thereat until December, 2006.  He is currently the Director General of the Government Implementation Coordination Office in the Office of the President, having been recalled back into Public Service in May 2007 to oversee and coordinate the implementation of projects and timely delivering of services in the country.

Mr Lekaukau has served various corporate institutions these include, as Chairman of Turnstar Holdings Limited; and former Chairman of the Botswana Telecommunications Authority, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, Botswana Diamond Valuing Company (Proprietary) Limited, Water Utilities Corporation, Air Botswana Corporation, Botswana Railways Corporation, Botswana Vaccine Institute, Botswana Agricultural Resources Board, Botswana Power Corporation and Governing Council of Botswana College of Agriculture.  Mr Lekaukau has served as Vice Chairman of Botswana Meat Commission, Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited and Soda Ash Botswana (Proprietary) Limited.

Mr Lekaukau has been a Director of Botswana Development Corporation Limited, De Beers Centenary AG, De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited, Diamond Trading Company (Proprietary) Limited, BMC (UK) Holdings Limited, Table Bay Cold Storage (Proprietary) Limited (RSA), National Development Bank Limited and member of the Council of the University of Botswana.

Mr Lekaukau who is an Attorney at law holds an LLB (UBLS in association with Edinburgh University), LLM (Columbia University of New York) and a Commonwealth Certificate in Legislative Drafting.