Ms. Latelang Chakalisa is the Chief Legal Officer of Botswana Oil Limited (BOL). She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Botswana, an Executive MBA from Sheffield Hallam University (UK), a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management from the University of Derby (UK) and is a graduate of the International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) from the University of Cape Town. She is also a Master of Laws (LLM) candidate at the University of Botswana.
Ms. Chakalisa has over 20 yearsโ experience across regulatory compliance, corporate governance, legal and enterprise risk management, mergers and acquisitions, policy development, and stakeholder engagement, gained in regulated and capital-intensive environments. She began her career at the Attorney Generalโs Chambers in the Civil Litigation Division, before joining Stanbic Bank in the Credit function, where she supported risk and financing structures.
She later joined the Botswana Stock Exchange, serving for seven years as Corporate Affairs Manager (Head of Legal and Board Secretary) and as a member of the Listings and Trading Executive Committee, contributing to listings, corporate actions, and market regulation. In her current role at BOL, she supports Board and executive decision-making on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, governance, regulatory and policy matters, and legal risk management, with direct engagement across key stakeholders.