Advocate Mampe Matela-Mphana is an LLB graduate from the NUL, she was a senior magistrate in the Magistrates’ courts of Lesotho for over a decade. She joined the banking sector in 1997 and was one of the first two candidates to be trained in the discipline of Compliance culture and introduce it in the field. Advocate Matela-Mphana has immense governance experience from training and her role as a legal advisor but also as a company secretary and compliance officer at the then Lesotho Bank, Standard Bank, Nedbank, and Econet Telecom Lesotho where she was also Chief Regulatory Officer. Advocate Matela-Mphana is currently employed at PicknPay handling all legal, compliance, and industrial relations matters.

Rankobane Mathule, a Board Member at Lesotho PostBank, holds a BSc degree in Mathematics and Physics plus both a BTec. and a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering. He has experience and training in Corporate Governance, IT Governance & Risk Management, Fixed & Mobile telecommunications networks planning and project management from Engineering through to Operations. An experienced leader with an excellent track record of building high performing teams that consistently deliver on customer commitments, whilst achieving operational efficiency. He has vast experience as a Lecturer in Electronics and Telecommunications, IT and production systems automation, and ICT regulation. He is highly skilled in Telecommunications, leading multi-functional teams across countries, business Management as well as change Team Leadership. Proven track record in business improvement initiatives within a variety of operational and strategic roles. He is also an innovator and someone who thinks out of the box as borne by the several initiatives of national importance from his days as a lecturer at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) to matters of ICT Regulation whilst at LCA.

With a BCom degree from the National University of Lesotho, a Henley Business School qualification and an associate member of the Institute of Bankers, Mrs. Mathafeng’s career spans a decade in the Banking industry. She most notably held the position of Corporate Manager at Standard Lesotho Bank, a first for a Mosotho female. Undaunted by the challenges of operating what was then a relatively young Hospitality and Tourism industry; she ventured into breaking ground and creating numerous hospitality establishments in Lesotho. Her business acumen and tenacity as a serial entrepreneur meant undertaking several women centric farming, tourism, and hospitality projects in the northern region of the country. In addition to all her accomplishments, Mrs. Mathafeng was a Member of the Grading awards Committee (Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation) and is currently the Chairperson of the Northern Tourism forum.

Lethola Mokete is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Lesotho Institute of Accountants, Mr. Lethola Mokete has over ten years’ experience in leadership and management. Amongst many businesses, Lethola founded and managed two companies; Lounge City (Pty) Ltd, which manufactures and sells custom made furniture and Sky Blue Academy, which tutors professional accounting qualifications. He gained strategic leadership skills gained from his former role at Lesotho Institute of Accountants as council member, chairman of the council membership recruitment and admissions committee and on his last year, as the Institute’s Vice President. Mr. Mokete also served as Treasurer on the management board of directors of Lephola saving and credit cooperative society limited. He acquired competencies in accounting, finance, and business advisory in his role as a Business Advisory Division Manager at New Dawn Chartered Accountants, Accountant at Mothae Diamonds Mine, Finance Manager at Mafube Investment Holding and Own account Consulting as Chartered Public Accountant. Mr. Mokete has Lecturing experience gained at Sky Blue Academy and Centre for Accounting Studies and had been Student Representative Council (SRC) President at the Centre for Accounting Studies.

Mr. Molefi Leqhaoe, the Managing Director at Lesotho PostBank, holds Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management & Corporate Governance. He is a Certified Expert Negotiator, Certified Rescue Analyst with Masters in Business Administration from the University of Free State. This cadre is a Fellowship Member of the Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, an international institution dealing with Corporate Governance and, Institute of Chartered Business Managers. With over 20 years of banking experience, he worked in various functions within the banking sector; from operations to business banking departments. He gained his experience from different organizations, namely; Lesotho Bank, Standard Lesotho Bank, First National Bank, Econet Lesotho, and currently Lesotho Postbank. He is an exceptional strategist; well skilled and knowledgeable in the banking industry. This Visionary possesses a degree of ability in mentorship and coaching with particular emphasis on Ethical Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Business Continuity, Risk Management, Structured Deals, Business Rescue, and Re-organisation amongst others.

Mr. Mahooana is a certified Oracle Professional with solid experience in database administration, systems administration, business applications support, and development. He is a Computer Science Graduate with over twenty-two years as an IT professional in the banking and telecommunications industries. His professional experience extends over the borders of Lesotho having worked in Europe for more than 6 years. He was Applications Manager for Econet Telecom Lesotho implementing and supporting information systems ranging from ERP, mobile wallet, mobile insurance, services provisioning prior to joining Lesotho PostBank. Mahooana currently holds a Chief Operations Officer position and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Lesotho PostBank.

Mrs. 'Makatleho Martha Morake has more than 20 years of work experience in different industries. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Lesotho PostBank and responsible for management and planning of the Banks’ financial resources. Prior to joining Lesotho PostBank, she worked as Financial Controller at Lesotho Flour Mills. She holds both MBA degree with University of Free State and Chartered Accountant (Lesotho). She participated in implementation of IFRS 9 for Lesotho PostBank and attended various workshops which include: International Financial Reporting Standards, Integrated Thinking and Reporting and BASEL II, III & ICAAP. She is a member of the Lesotho Institute of Accountants, Chartered Accountant in Practice and also serves as member of Board of Directors of Lesotho PostBank.

Advocate Retselisitsoe Makara is a holder of LLB degree from the University of Lesotho. Professionally, he is a member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa. He started his career in 2008 as a practicing lawyer in different law firms in Maseru. In 2011, Adv. Makara joined the Legal Voice Ltd; a legal risk insurance company, as Legal Officer and later promoted to the position of Senior Legal Officer. Then, he joined Lesotho PostBank as Debt Collection and Rehabilitation Officer. In December 2014, was transferred to the Legal Department for the position of Compliance Officer. After his determination and commitment, Makara got promoted to Legal and Compliance Manager, and subsequently to his current title of Chief Legal and Corporate Secretary Officer.

Mr. Molefi Leqhaoe, the Managing Director at Lesotho PostBank, holds Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management & Corporate Governance. He is a Certified Expert Negotiator, Certified Rescue Analyst with Masters in Business Administration from the University of Free State. This cadre is a Fellowship Member of the Chartered Secretaries Southern Africa, an international institution dealing with Corporate Governance and, Institute of Chartered Business Managers. With over 20 years of banking experience, he worked in various functions within the banking sector; from operations to business banking departments. He gained his experience from different organizations, namely; Lesotho Bank, Standard Lesotho Bank, First National Bank, Econet Lesotho, and currently Lesotho Postbank. He is an exceptional strategist; well skilled and knowledgeable in the banking industry. This Visionary possesses a degree of ability in mentorship and coaching with particular emphasis on Ethical Leadership, Strategy, Corporate Governance, Business Continuity, Risk Management, Structured Deals, Business Rescue, and Re-organisation amongst others.

Mr. Mahooana is a Computer Science Graduate with over 23 years of experience as an IT professional in the banking and telecommunications industries. His professional experience extends over the borders of Lesotho, having worked in Europe for more than 6 years. He is a certified Oracle Professional with solid experience in database administration, systems administration, business applications support, and development. He was the Applications Manager for Econet-Telecom Lesotho, implementing and supporting information systems ranging from ERP, mobile wallet, mobile insurance, services provisioning prior to joining Lesotho PostBank. Mr Mahooana currently holds a Chief Operations Officer position within Lesotho PostBank.

Mrs. 'Makatleho Martha Morake is the current Chief Financial Officer at Lesotho PostBank and responsible for implementing proper management and accountability of the Bank’s finances, proper budgetary controls, provision of financial information, ensuring that the Bank complies with legal and regulatory requirements and transforming raw data into meaningful information to make informed decisions. She serves as an Executive Director in the Board of Directors of Lesotho PostBank. She is, also, an Independent Non-Executive Director of Finance, Risk and Audit Committee of Lesotho Communication Authority. Prior to joining Lesotho PostBank, she worked as Financial Controller at Lesotho Flour Mills. Mrs. Morake has more than 24 years of work experience in different industries, including manufacturing and Banking. She is a holder of MBA degree from the University of Free State. She is, also, a Chartered Accountant (Lesotho) and holds professional membership for Lesotho Institute of Accountants as Chartered Accountant in Practice. She received training in the following areas, amongst others: Leadership; International Financial Reporting Standards; Integrated Thinking and Reporting; and BASEL II, III & ICAAP. She played a key role in the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard 9 at Lesotho PostBank when it was introduced by IASB IFRS Foundation and the International Accounting Standards Board.

Ms. Tshehlo has over Eighteen (18) years of banking experience gained from various functions; retail, business, and corporate banking. She is responsible for ensuring the team achieves profitability, target growth and meets sales revenue targets. She started her career at Lesotho PostBank in 2005, later joined First National Bank Lesotho for four years where she managed various branches. In 2016 she came back to Lesotho PostBank where she holds Chief Sales Officer position. She has Diploma in Accountancy and pursuing leadership courses. Ms. Mathabo Tshehlo has a strong business acumen. This is reflected in her ability to envision what should be done to bring about a more profitable, successful future within the sales cluster. Her quality of sight boosts her confidence to consistently lead and execute her functions meticulously.

Prior to joining LPB, Mrs Thamae gained crucial banking experience at First National Bank – Lesotho as the Business Banking Manager from 2012 – 2014. She completed the Chartered Accountant – Lesotho stage (ACCA) in 2012 and the Bachelor of Science in 2005. Mrs Thamae has been appointed as Chief Credit Officer of Lesotho PostBank (LPB) from August 2020 to date and has been extensively involved in credit risk management, lending to different socioeconomic sectors and segments, and formulating the bank’s credit policy and credit strategy. She has been with LPB for over Eight years. She led the project scope and parameterisation streams during the Core Banking System Upgrade Project from 2016 – 2017.

He holds a BCom Banking degree from the University of Pretoria. He has further qualified with the Institute of Bankers in South Africa. He has about 31 years of continuous banking experience. His knowledge ranges across credit evaluation and management, credit governance and risk management. His areas of work in the banking environment have included branch operations, retail banking, business banking, corporate banking and credit department. His banking experience ranges from junior positions, middle as well as senior management. Further, he is a member of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa.

Adv. Makara holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the National University of Lesotho. He has enrolled for several short courses ranging from governance, strategy and leadership. It is worth indicating that, he is currently studying towards the Chartered Governance Practitioner qualification with the Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa. He has 12 years of experience spanning litigation, debt collection, contract management, compliance, and corporate governance. Adv. Makara is also a member of the Compliance Institute of Southern Africa. His previous roles include working with several law firms in Maseru before joining Legal Voice as a Senior Legal Advisor. He later became a Debt Collections and Rehabilitation Officer within the Credit Department of the Lesotho Postbank before moving to Compliance. His corporate journey has culminated an appointment Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in 2019.

Ms. Letele holds a BCom Accounting Degree from the University of Port Elizabeth and a Diploma in Management Accounting from Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). She signed off her articles with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and is a member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), as well as Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Ms. Letele joined Lesotho PostBank as Chief Audit Executive in 2016. She has 18 years of experience, 13 of which have been in the financial services sector. Her experience includes internal audit, external audit, governance, risk, and compliance. She worked at Moores Rowland, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA), Momentum, and FirstRand Bank Group

Nare Matsoha is an MBA (Finance) Candidate, holding a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. His undergraduate qualification is a BA Economics with a minor in Statistics. He has undergone Registered Person Examinations (RPE) with South African Institute of Financial Markets. Moreover, in pursuit of continuous professional development throughout his career, he has undertaken several short courses including Compliance Management with UCT and Strategic Leadership with the prestigious Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). He has over 17 years of experience in the banking industry, with more than a decade of experience in treasury and balance sheet management. He has superb local and regional (SADC) level experience dealing with payment systems, which culminated in a Vice-Chairperson seat on the SADC Payment System Management Body (SADC-PSMB).

`Mamohau Mapota has a graduate diploma in Sales and Marketing from IMM Graduate School. She has more than 32 years working experience in Sales in local and RSA Corporates. This experience extends into Banking, FMCG, Financial inclusion, and mobile money. Notably, she was the first to manage Mobile Money industry in the country. She has championed Lesotho PostBank’s digital channels to grow our mobile money and mobile banking offering. Uniquely, she takes charge of the only mobile money offering by a bank in our country, which is a previously uncharted territory in our country

Mr Moiloa holds a degree in Development Studies and Sociology, and is undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Organizational Development. He is a member of the Institute of People Management (IPM) and has taken several short courses including courses in HR Processes, Culture and Change Management. Mr Moiloa has 17 years of experience in the Human Resources cadre, 9 years of which are in the banking industry experience, and 5 years in managerial roles.