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Pheko exits as BTCL chair

Leaving: Pheko
Leaving: Pheko

Telecommunications industry veteran, Thari Pheko, has resigned as chairman of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) board, four months after ascending to the position.

In a notice to investors on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) today, BTCL directors said Pheko would leave with effect from December 31. He has been a non-executive director in the corporation since 2018 and will also be leaving that position on December 31.

No explanation was given for his departure.

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