Batsile's Rise From Humble Beginnings To Greatness

Ruth Batsile
Ruth Batsile

Ruth Batsile, 59 exudes confidence as she walks into the Boardroom for an interview with The Monitor. One might mistake her for a middle-aged woman because of the energy that she radiates.

Batsile, the head of consumer operations under Barclays Bank Botswana, was born and raised in Maun’s Riverside ward. Growing up in the dusty streets of her village, it did not cross her mind that one day she would be working for one of the biggest banks in the world, Barclays Bank Botswana.

After completing her Form 5 back in 1976 at Molefi Senior Secondary School at a tender age of 17, Batsile did not look back and started her career path where she secured a job as a waste clerk at Maun’s Barclays branch.

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