Ms. Boitumelo Mbaakanyi (BA, FCCA, FCPA) is currently contracted as Programme Manager of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s flagship Sustainable Private Sector Development (SPSD) Programme which encompasses the Country Office’s private sector initiatives across the 3 Portfolios of Prosperity, Just and Green. The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) is a key component therein focused on Mining, Infrastructure, Agro Processing and Manufacturing Value Chains. She is also co-leading the development of a UNDP-supported regional value chain programme premised on the SDP. Boitumelo is an astute Private Sector Development, Financial Management and Project Management Expert. She is a Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant with 20+ Years’ vast experience in Value Chain Development, Due Diligences, Business Valuations, Corporate Strategy, Governance & Renewals etc.
Boitumelo currently chairs the Boards of Directors of G4S Botswana Ltd, which is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange, and Old Mutual Life Insurance Botswana. She serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Riscura Botswana (a global investment advisory firm). She is the immediate past President of the Women in Business Association (WIBA) Botswana and has served as a member of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal (PPAD) framework’s Independent Complaints Review Committee (ICRC). She has served on both the Business Botswana Council, and its Audit/Risk Committee, as a member. Boitumelo’s most cherished role is being a mother to Maita (aka the King) and Fungo (aka Princess) who are such balls of fire!