PPC Botswana appoints first Motswana General Manager

PPC Botswana has announced Tuelo Botlhole as the new General Manager.Botlhole who succeeds Werner Debeer, becomes the company’s first Motswana General Manager. Debeer joined Bokomo in January this year.

Botlhole has been with the company for 12 years in various roles, amongst them Area Manager, CPM and Construction and Sales and Distribution Manager. Before joining PPC Botswana in 2005, Botlhole worked for Metsef Wholesalers in various positions including as Regional Buyer and Branch Manager. He holds an Msc in Strategic Management from the University of Derby and has extensive experience in the building materials industry.

During his time as Sales Manager, he led a dedicated team that has retained PPC Botswana’s leading position in the market. Botlhole joins the PPC Botswana board in shaping the future of the company in the country.

PPC Botswana has achieved significant milestones including reaching a peak production output in the market. “We have been involved in the building of several monumental structures we have in this country, including the Ministry of Health, SADC House, the iconic iTowers at CBD, Riverwalk mall, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Game City mall as well as Molapo Crossing mall.

“We have gone on to participate in the construction of some of the largest dams in the country including Thune, Dikgatlhong and Lotsane,” says Botlhole. He says the company is committed to the development of Botswana, citing the Number 1 Builder competition, which saw the celebration of the local construction industry and improvement of workmanship.

The company also supported the drafting and submission of the Construction Industry Authority Botswana (CIAB) Layman’s Draft Bill. Furthermore, the company handed over half of the proceeds from the recent 19th Kgale Hill Challenge to Pula Sports Development Association. PPC Botswana takes pride in assisting the association’s efforts in building sports centres for youth across the country. “We will continue with our efforts to help our communities’ development and promotion of quality of lives amongst Batswana,” he concluded.