Mr. Valashia is a widely experienced executive management officer and trade facilitation and customs expert, with over 20 years of experience. He holds a Master of Customs Administration and Law from the Munster University, Germany, and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of Botswana.

He sits as a Board Member of the Botswana Competition Authority and has since 2012 sat as a member of the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) Executive Committee. Mr. Valashia is currently the Commissioner of Operations at BURS and is, inter alia, responsible for all tax and customs operations of the Organisation.