Chairman, African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF)

Mr. Reginald Motswaiso is the Chairman of the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF). He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC). The core business of the BHC is the provision of housing, office and other building needs of Government and local authorities, as well as making arrangements for other persons to undertake and carryout building schemes in Botswana. The company is involved in Property Development, Estates management, facilities management and other construction related consulting works for third parties. It has vast estates in eleven satellite offices throughout the country. It has developed shopping malls commercial units and office blocks through joint ventures.

Reginald joined the BHC from Standard Chartered Bank Botswana, first as the Finance Director. He went on to become the Executive Director responsible for Finance, IT, Human Resources and the Turn Around Strategy. At Standard Chartered Bank he was responsible for Botswana Unit’s reports to Africa Office in London. He set up a unit that advised on and appraised the bank’s business units including Risk profiling and management (ALM).

Reginald is a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) having studied at AT Foulkes Lynch and Emile Wolfe Group of colleges in London. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Botswana. Reginald is an associate of the Zell/Lurie Real Estate Centre of the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania. He is also a Leadership Education Associate of the University Of Stanford Graduate School Of Business in Palo Alto, Califonia. 

Mr. Motswaiso has served in a number of Boards including CIMA Southern Africa, Public Enterprises Evaluation and Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) and the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). He is currently a Board member of Standard Chartered Bank Botswana and Sefalana Holdings – a diversified holding with subsidiaries ranging from grain and milling, wholesale distribution, motor and machinery distribution, soap and other chemical manufacturing with leading brands portfolio including Honda, MAN, Tata, Massey Ferguson, John Deere and others.