DEBSWANA SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENT

Matlhogonolo Matty Mponang - EXECUTIVE HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EFFECTIVE 01 APRIL 2023

Debswana Diamond Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Matlhogonolo Matty Mponang as the Debswana Executive Head of Human Resources, effective 01 April 2023.

Matlhogonolo joins Debswana as Executive Head of Human Resources from De Beers where she was the Diamond Trading Head of Human Resources, a position she held for close to five (5) years. The De Beers Diamond Trading Head of Human Resources portfolio is a Midstream Executive Committee role which transcends different geographical locations including, De Beers Sightholder Sales South Africa, Namibia Diamond Trading Company and De Beers Auction Sales, Singapore. Prior to this, she held various leadership roles in organisations such as Botswana Accountancy College where she was the Deputy Executive Director, Corporate Services. In the foregoing role, her portfolio spanned across Human Resources, Information Communication, Finance and Procurement. Matty has also operated across various industries, government entities and non-governmental institutions.

Matlhogonolo holds a B. Sc in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a seasoned Human Resources professional and business executive with over twenty (20) years’ experience in the field of Human Resources Management, Organisational Development and Design, Change Management and Strategic Leadership.

She currently sits on the boards of the Namibia Diamond Trading Company, De Beers Holdings Botswana, Debswana Pension Fund and the University of Botswana Council; having previously served on other boards, including Water Utilities Pension Fund, Westwood International School Council, Okavango Diamond Company, Botswana Karate Foundation, Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (HR Committee) and Botswana Open University (HR Committee). Her interests span across human resources development to driving social development work across Botswana among children and youth.

We congratulate Matlhogonolo in her new role and we look forward to her positive impact in the future of Debswana, as we continue with our journey to transform our organisation.