Non-Executive Roles

Now and in the past I have served on many corporate boards and advisory committees of international NGOs, UN agencies and academic institutions concerned with human development, sustainable exploitation of natural resources and a low-carbon future. A few are listed below.

PRIVATE SECTOR
  • AGA Malaria Programme, Accra, Ghana
  • Boteti Exploration (Pty) Ltd
  • Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd
  • Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd
  • Diamond Trading Company Botswana (Pty) Ltd
  • Peo Venture Capital (Pty) Ltd
  • Sustainability Advisory Panel of Lafarge (later Lafarge/Holcim), Paris, France
  • Sustainability Advisory Panel of AngloGold Ashanti
PUBLIC SECTOR
  • The University of Botswana Office of Research and Development Planning Committee on Ethics in Research
  • The Botswana National Arts Council Grants Allocation Committee
  • The Advisory Board of the Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development Aid (CORDAID)
  • The Development Partner for Development Advisory Council
  • The Honorary International Investor Council for the Cabinet of the Nigerian Federal Government
  • The Oxford University Natural Resources Charter Technical Committee, Oxford, UK
  • The Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment Advisory Board, Columbia University
  • The UN Office of Operations Strategic Advisory Group of Experts and Audit Advisory Committee
  • The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Group on the Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources
  • The IFC-Canada Africa Local Economic Development Programme Advisory Committee
SELECT ADVISORY ROLES PAST AND PRESENT
REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL /MULTI-LATERAL AGENCIES
  • African Union Mining Vision Technical Committee, Ethiopia
  • African Union Land Policy Initiative Technical Committee, Ethiopia
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Network for Land and Extractives Advisor, USA
  • United Nations Office of Projects Strategy and Audit Committees, Denmark
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS/THINK TANKS
  • The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
  • Oxford University, Natural Resources Charter Technical Committee, UK
  • Columbia University Center on Sustainable Investments, USA
  • University of Botswana Department of Research Committee on Ethics in Research. Botswana
  • Botswana National Arts Council, Grants Allocation Committee, Botswana
OTHERS
  • The Mandela Development Studies Institute: South Africa
  • Natural Resources Governance Institute, USA
  • Chairperson of the Global Fund/AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Partnership Program, Ghana
  • Sustainability Panel AngloGold Ashanti plc /South Africa
  • Sustainability Panel Lafarge/Holcim, France/Switzerland
  • Cordaid Advisory Board, The Hague, Holland.
SELECT CORPORATE BOARDS-PAST AND PRESENT
  • Anglo American Corporation Services Botswana Ltd.
  • Botswana Ash (Pty)Ltd,
  • Botswana Diamond Valuing Company (Pty) Ltd,
  • De Beers Prospecting Botswana (Pty) Ltd,
  • Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd,
  • Diamond Trading Company Botswana (Pty) Ltd,
  • Tullow Oil plc
  • The Metals Company-NASDAQ
  • ACWA Power -SSE
  • Base Resources - ASX