Lulu Rasebotsa

Lulu Rasebotsa
Bornc. 1971 (age 52–53)
Botswana
Alma materUniversity of Kent
Occupation(s)Businesswoman and Corporate executive
Years active1990s–present
Known forBusiness, management
TitleChief Executive Officer and General Manager at Air Botswana

Lulu Rasebotsa is a Botswana businesswoman and corporate executive, who is the chief executive officer of Air Botswana, the national airline of Botswana, since December 2023.[1]

Immediately before she joined Air Botswana, she was the CEO of Bidvest Life Insurance (previously FMI), based in South Africa, being the first woman CEO in the history of that company, serving there between 2021 and 2023.[2]

Background and education

Rasebotsa is a Motswana by birth, born circa 1971.[3] She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and statistics obtained from the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. She also holds a Certificate of Proficiency in Insurance (COP) and an Intermediate Certificate in Business Studies (ICIBS), both obtained from the Insurance Institute of South Africa.[2]

Career

As of June 2024, her career stretched back over 25 years. She has experience in the financial services industry, specializing in insurance. She practiced as both a broker and as an underwriter. She has also worked as a pension fund administrator, in Botswana and South Africa.[2] She worked as managing director of Liberty Life Insurance Botswana, for over 10 years, before relocating to Bidvest Life Insurance in South Africa.[3]

As CEO of Air Botswana, she oversees the expansion of the government-owned national carrier through fleet expansion and widening of the destinations network. Destinations under consideration include Cape Town, Durban and Windhoek–Hosea Kutako, from Gaborone, Kasane and Maun.[4][5]

Other considerations

Rasebotsa sits on the Industrial Advisory Board of the Department of Mathematics and Statistical Sciences of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and the board of the Sir Ketumile Masire Foundation (Botswana).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Air Botswana (11 December 2023). "Ms. Lulu Rasebotsa Appointed General Manager - Air Botswana". Air Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d AIF (2024). "Lulu Rasebotsa: CEO, Bidvest Life Chief Executive Officer". African Insurance Forum (AIF). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b Vikilahle Luthando (23 December 2021). "Glamour exclusive with newly appointed FMI executive Lulu Rasebotsa". Glamour South Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ Hilka Birns (27 March 2024). "Air Botswana plots fleet, regional route expansion". Ch-Aviation GmbH. Stansstad, Switzerland. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ Joseph Kgamanyane (6 May 2024). "Air Botswana Acquires New Planes To Expand Route Network". The Ngami Times Online. Maun, Botswana. Retrieved 5 June 2024.