FinScheme (Pty) LtdManaging Consultant
Jul. 2013 - Jun. 2014Based in Gaborone, Botswana A financial services consultancy firm which supports companies with the daily administration of their employee loan and savings schemes. The company is also in the business of offering financial counseling, and literacy, debt restructuring for retail customers, as well as management of relationships between companies and individual banks. Mrs. Saleshando is an experienced banking professional with extensive experience in credit risk management and portfolio management of Retail banking. She was the Head of Credit Policy with a focus on Consumer Lending for Standard Chartered Bank from 2010-2012. She had responsibility for the Southern African Cluster (including Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe) where she managed the credit portfolios of the region and translated credit policies into underwriting standards. Her time with Standard Chartered also included membership of the Country Business Operational Risk Governance Committee. Prior to this, Mrs. Saleshando served with the African Banking Corporation from 2008-2010 where she was their Country Head of SME and Retail Banking. She was responsible for setting up, implementing and developing a SME and retail bank. From 2005-2008 she was the Head of Credit Risk for Retail Lending with Barclays Bank in Botswana. She set up business objectives for the Retail credit function and was responsible for the overall credit risk management, credit initiation and portfolio management. She was awarded Banker of the Year 2010/2011 by the Bankers Institute of Botswana and is a winner of the Gold Eagle Award, Silver Eagle Award and the Bronze Eagle Award as well as the Credit Achievers Award for her exceptional performance with Barclays Bank of Botswana. She holds an MBA from the Demont Fort University in the UK (through part time studying) and a BA in Social Sciences from the University of Botswana, with majors in Economics and Accounting.