Lipalesa joined ODC as Chief Financial Officer in April 2018 from Barclays Bank of Botswana. Her core responsibilities include ensuring the implementation of best practice financial management, risk management, human resource, procurement and the efficient administration strategies and interventions. Lipalesa is a Fellow of the institute of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and an Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) with the institute of Chartered Accountants of Botswana (BICA). She has over 20 years’ experience in auditing, finance, commercial analytics and risk management gained across financial services in Botswana and South Africa. Prior to joining to ODC, she held several senior roles with Barclays Bank, including Financial Director and Director Shared Services. Lipalesa has served on several Boards including Botswana Stock Exchange, Barclays Bank of Botswana, Sechaba Breweries Holding and Southview (Pty) Limited to name a few.

