Mrs. Lerang Maruping (née Lephole) (FCCA, FCPA)

Mrs Maruping is a Fellow Certified Professional Accountant (FCPA), a Fellow Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Botswana.

Mrs. Lerang Maruping is a seasoned professional with core expertise in financial management, audit, risk management, resource mobilization, project management and administration. She has over 18 years of diverse experience in the finance and administration industry across the SADC region, of which 13 years has been dedicated to working with various regional organizations including SADC and CCARDESA at current. She has serviced a diverse portfolio of International Development Organization funded projects, amongst others – European Union (EU), African Development Bank (AfDB), German Development Agency (GIZ) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).  As the founder of Ethnicity Consult, she is passionate about social and economic development issues. Ms Lephole began her career with Deloitte & Touché and gained extensive audit and assurance experience in various sectors being banking & finance, insurance, mining, hospitality and manufacturing. She was notably part of the Financial Institutions Special Team (FIST), a portfolio encompassing the central bank, commercial banks, pension funds and development corporations, amongst others.