SOUTH AFRICA-ITALY SUMMIT

Guido Giachetti

Executive Chairman and CEO - Realestate Group

Executive Chairman and CEO, Realestate Group. Mr. Giachetti has a passion for the Hospitality business and Africa: indeed, under his guidance, the investments of the Group Companies benefit from strong partnerships with local investors and strategic alliances. In Botswana, Guido Giachetti is the executive Chairman of RDC Properties Limited, the first listed property company on the BSE (1992), Italtswana Construction Company (ICC – 1970), Property and Asset Management Company (PAM), Chobe Marina Lodge, Masa Square Hotel, Sunnyside Farms,amongst a number of other companies. Presently the African activities of the Realestate Group are located in Nigeria, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique, Republic of South Africa and Namibia. Guido has been instrumental in co-ordinating the public flotation of RDC in 1992, diversifying the Group’s investments in the region, both in terms of location and business sectors.