Chobe Holdings Limited announced the appointment of CEO Mr. John Knox Gibson, effective from 01 September 2022. Mr. Gibson joined Chobe on 1st February 2018 as the Senior Group Executive and later joined Chobe Board an executive Director. Immediately prior to joining Chobe Holdings Limited he had established a specialised online tour operator focused on Botswana.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Honours) degree in Finance, from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. The Board wishes him the best in his new role. Chobe's outgoing CEO Mr. Jonathan Moore Gibson will step down from his position as CEO on 01 September 2022 but continue to serve Chobe as Deputy Board Chairman and as an executive director to ensure smooth transition of the role.

Mr. Gibson has been the company's CEO since 1983, publicly listing the group on the Botswana Stock Exchange in 2000; thereafter, under his direction, Chobe experienced considerable growth through the acquisition of a number of tourism entities thereby bringing them under one locally owned and managed corporate. Chobe remains indebted to Mr. Gibson's leadership over the years.