Board of Directors
Paul Masie (56)
Independent
BA (Economics)
Paul has over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, retiring as the CEO of Alexander Forbes Botswana in 2018. He has worked extensively throughout SADC, East and West African countries in the retirement funds and insurance industries, including emerging markets. He remains Chairman of the Alexander Forbes Botswana Group Holdings Proprietary Limited and serves as a director to several companies in the Alexander Forbes Group and has several other private board positions.
Massimo (“Max”) Marinelli (65)
Independent
B-Compt, Hons B-Compt (Accounting Sciences), CA (SA), FCA (Bots)
Max is a chartered accountant with over 40 years’ experience in South Africa and Botswana. He served 31 years as a partner at Deloittes Botswana until his retirement in 2020. His commercial knowledge is extensive, ranging from audit, tax, corporate finance services and financial advisory services. He is a former Council Member and President of the Botswana Institute of Accountants and currently serves on the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute. He also holds several directorships including as an Independent Non-Executive Director of First National Bank of Botswana Limited and a member of the Board of Trustees of The Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation.
Nigel Dixon-Warren (53)
Independent
FCCA (UK), FCA (Bots)
Nigel is an accountant by profession with over 30 years’ experience. He spent almost 25 years with KPMG, the last 19 of which were as a Partner/Senior Partner in Botswana. Nigel now heads up a private consultancy specialising in corporate finance, business planning and tax. He has held several voluntary positions in the Botswana business community over the years and contributed to the development of the accounting profession. Having already served in various roles for the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants he remains actively involved as a member of their Tax Committee.
Joanna (“Jo”) Jones (51)
Non-independent
BA Hons (Accounting and Finance), FCA (UK), FCA (Bots)
Jo has been the Finance Director of the external management company since 2007 and is responsible for the financial management of the
PrimeTime group. Having qualified as a chartered accountant in the UK, she moved to Botswana in 1998 as an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Leaving audit in 2000, she accumulated a wide range of experience in different industries and areas of financial management before specialising in real estate. She sits on the board of other private companies in the property sector.
Alexander (“Sandy”) Kelly (68)
Non-independent
Pr. Eng BSc (Civ Eng,) MBA, MBIDP
Following an early career in South Africa in construction, Sandy moved to Botswana in 1988 and was instrumental in developing PrimeTime’s initial portfolio and its successful listing on the BSE in December 2007. Since then, he has led the team that has built up PrimeTime’s portfolio to where it is today and is a director of the external management company with overall responsibility for managing PrimeTime. Sandy is also a director of several of PrimeTime’s subsidiaries and sits on the board of other private companies in the property and tourism sectors, and property companies in the UK where he has indirect interests.
Mmoloki (“Turnie”) Morolong (54)
Non-independent
BA (UB), MBA (UB), Dip. PM REIB
Turnie has been with the external management company since 2005 and was appointed director of the property management division in 2007. He has gained vast experience in property management having been in the industry for more than 20 years and is responsible for the day-to-day management of all the properties in PrimeTime’s portfolio. Turnie is a director of several of PrimeTime’s subsidiaries and sits on the board of other private companies in the property sector.