Koolatotse Koolatotse

COO Debswana Diamond Company

Koolatotse Koolatotse is the Chief of Operations at Debswana Diamond company, one of the world’s leading diamond producers of diamond by value and volume. Koolatotse’s career spans over 25 years in diamond and coal mining spent at Debswana, Lerala and Morupule Mines. Koolatotse has risen through the ranks, commencing his mining career in 1998 at Jwaneng Mine. He later ascended though the ranks holding significant portfolios within and outside Debswana, of note being Sectional Manager, Jwaneng Mine (2006-2008) and Mine Manager at DiamonEx Lerala Diamond Mine (2008-2009). He went on to hold the positions of Operations Readiness Manager, Underground Manager and Production Manager at Morupule Coal Mine from 2009 to 2012 before returning to Debswana Jwaneng Mine in 2013 as Mining Manager. Koolatotse later proceeded through the ranks of Senior Mining Manager (2015), and Assistant General Manager (2017) and General Manager of Jwaneng in 2019. Over the years Koolatotse has demonstrated exceptional leadership in key areas such as safety, technical expertise, leadership development, strategy formulation and execution. He is recognised as a champion for transformation, talent management, empowerment, breakthrough results and embedding leadership principles such as extreme ownership and accountability. He is passionate about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Koolatotse holds a BSc Engineering (Mining Engineering) from Wits University - South Africa. He has undergone several leadership development programmes, including the Executing Strategy for Results programme from the London School of Business (LSB). He is also a member of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.