Our Leadership
The Board and executive team building the Botswana Mercantile Exchange into a transparent regional commodities marketplace.
Governance
Board of Directors
Aupa Monyatsi
Board Chair
Group CEO of the Botswana Stock Exchange and Chairperson of the BMX Steering Committee. Aupa brings group-executive leadership across exchanges and financial services.
Lynette Armstrong
Board Director
A chartered accountant and former mining-sector chief executive, Lynette brings deep financial leadership and governance experience.
Dr. Kadri Alfah
Board Director
Accomplished economist and commodity exchange founder with deep expertise in agricultural markets, trade policy, and sustainable development across Africa.
Tapiwa Masie
Board Director
A legal and trade-law specialist, Tapiwa contributes regulatory, enforcement and special-economic-zone expertise.
Rose Mambo
Board Director
A capital-markets and depository leader, Rose brings extensive exchange, clearing and settlement governance experience.
Management & Analysis
Executive & Analysis Team
Leading operationalisation, strategy, market development, and intelligence
Dr. Kadri Alfah
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Alfah leads BMX with a vision to transform Botswana's commodity markets through innovation, transparency, and regional integration. He brings first-hand experience establishing exchanges across Africa.
Lame Botshoma
Senior Commodities Analyst
A CFA and CAIA charterholder, Lame leads commodity analysis at BMX with an investment-management and advisory background.
Sayi Dewah
Commodities Analyst
Sayi combines markets and corporate-communications experience, having traded and analysed securities earlier in his career.
Tlotlo Rantsetse
Commodities Analyst
An economist with development and investment-attraction experience, Tlotlo supports market and product analysis at BMX.
Steering Committee
Implementation Workstreams
Five workstreams oversee delivery under the BMX Steering Committee, chaired by Aupa Monyatsi.
Board establishment, regulatory submissions, recruitment, and the risk & compliance framework.
ICTAS implementation, platform providers, and architecture capacity and capability.
Business operations, revenue opportunities, product development, and operational set-up.
Stakeholder engagement, warehouse registration, broker accreditation, and international affiliation.
Finance, investment, procurement, feasibility, and budget management.
Our Objectives
BMX is built to diversify the economy, deepen market efficiency, and advance regional integration.
Market Integrity
Transparent price discovery and trade authentication through robust market infrastructure.
Regional Integration
A logistics and trading hub linking Botswana with SADC and beyond.
Diversification & Growth
Creating new markets for producers, supporting jobs and economic growth.