Absa Bank Botswana has announced the appointment of Dr. Priya Ravi Iyer as a Non-Executive Director. Iyer is the currently pro-chancellor of Botho University. The appointment is subject to shareholder voting in June 2025.
Dr Iyer is a Chartered Accountant by profession, with over 30 years of experience in financial management, strategic leadership, education, compliance and risk management. She holds a Doctor of Education (University of Liverpool, UK) and a Bachelor of Commerce (University of Calicut, India).
She previously served as an Associate Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Botswana, where she led major consultancy projects and was the first female president of the Botswana Institute of Accountants.
"Dr Iyer’s work with the World Bank as a consultant during the implementation of the Financial Reporting Act and the Accountants Act of 2010, as well as her experience on various boards and committees of organisations such as the Professional Accounting Organisations Programme Oversight Committee, Pan African Federation of Accountants, Professional Accounting Organisation Development Advisory Group International Federation of Accountants and the Validation Panel of the Botswana Tertiary Educational Programme, will undoubtedly be invaluable to the Company," Absa told shareholders.
"On behalf of Management, Employees and Stakeholders of the Company, the Board welcomes Dr Iyer into this new role and is confident that her wealth of experience will inspire further delivery of the Company’s ambitions and resolve to provide shareholder value and contribute to the communities in which we operate."