BTCL ropes in Pheko

At the helm: Pheko
At the helm: Pheko

The Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) has brought in industry veteran, Thari Pheko to chair its board of directors, replacing Lorato Boakgomo-Ntakhwana who has retired after seven years in the organisation.

Pheko, who has been a non-executive director at BTCL since 2018, was appointed interim chair last Tuesday to replace Boakgomo-Ntakhwana.

Pheko was the founding CEO of the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), having led its predecessor, the Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA) for six years before its dissolution in 2013.

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