Lesetedi listed among Africa’s elite CEOs
Catherine Lesetedi, CEO of the Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) has been named as part of Africa. com’s 2023 Definitive List of Women CEOs. This is the third time, Lesetedi has been named on the illustrious platform.
This is a data-driven list that recognises the women who lead big businesses in Africa. Big business, for this purpose, is defined as being listed on one of Africa’s stock exchanges and having revenue of over $100 million, or a market cap of over $150 million.
The Africa.com list was compiled over many months through a deep research effort, starting with data provided by Bloomberg on all of the listed companies in Africa. The list also includes women who lead divisions of listed companies, such that the division would qualify for the list were it a standalone entity, and the women who lead the Africa region for globally listed companies, such that the region would qualify for the list were it a standalone entity.
Lesetedi was appointed as CEO of the BIHL Group in March 2016. Prior to this, she served as the CEO of Botswana Life Insurance Limited. She sits on various Boards, including Boards of BIHL Group, Bifm Capital Investments Fund One, Botswana Insurance Company, Nico Holdings and its subsidiary boards, Sanlam Namibia and its subsidiary Boards as well as Letshego Holdings Limited.
“It is a privilege and an honour to be named amongst so many other women who I look to with great admiration. I am honoured to have been selected as one of the top women leading big business in Africa. I congratulate the other women on the list; we need to continue to empower women and girls, for it is essential to the health and social development of families, communities and countries. And so, we all have a role to play as women of power and influence. It is key to sustaining economic growth, political stability and social transformation,” she said.