Sheperd Aisam is the Country Managing Director of Access Bank Botswana, a member of the Access Bank Group. He was appointed to the role on 4 January 2024.
Sheperd is an experienced financial services executive with an elite track record of driving shareholder value and operational efficiency in the financial sector on the African continent. Across his career spanning over 20 years, Sheperd has amassed extensive experience in various facets of banking. He joined Access Bank Botswana from Standard Bank Group where he served as Group Head of Public Sector, Business & Commercial Banking.
Prior to this, he was based in Botswana at Stanbic Bank as Executive Head of Corporate & Investment Banking, where he was instrumental in growing the client base and profitability with a diverse team. Sheperd also served in various other roles at Stanbic Bank Botswana and as Interim Head of Client Coverage & TPS at Standard Bank Mauritius during his 15 year career with the banking group.
Before joining Stanbic Bank and the Standard Bank Group he gained significant experience and exposure with Barclays Africa notably, he was responsible for leading teams in the Africa sovereign and country risk as well as managing a portfolio in Africa Corporate credit. He has also spent time living and working on these portfolios in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Mozambique, to mention a few countries in the sub region.
Sheperd holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from the University of Botswana, a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Strategic Management from the University of Derby and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree, specialising in Executive Management, from the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. He has undertaken several professional development programmes, including but not limited to completing the Barclays Africa Leadership Programme, an accelerated Management Development Programme.
Sheperd is passionate about building high impact teams, nurturing sustainable businesses, and social impact funding. Collaborating with clients and key partners to unlock opportunities in these areas remains close to his heart.