The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has announced the appointment of Dr Adelaide Retselisitsoe Matlanyane as Director at Large on the AERC Board, effective 15 December 2021.
Matlanyane is the immediate former Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Lesotho, a position she held from 2012 to 31 December 2021.
She was the first female Governor in the history of the Bank. She joined the Bank in April 2006 as the Second Deputy Governor to oversee the research, financial markets, and operations departments. She was promoted to the position of First Deputy Governor in April 2007 and later as the Acting Governor, a position she held until her appointment as Governor.
She has served as a member of the AERC Programme Committee (2008-201. In the capacity of the Chair of the Programme Committee, Matlanyane also served as an ex-officio member of the AERC Board.
