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Gerhard Naude

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CIO Risk and Compliance at Investec
📍 City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Gerhard Naude is the CIO of Risk and Compliance at Investec, an innovative solutions architect specializing in financial technology. His career includes leadership roles in risk and treasury technology at Absa Group and Rand Merchant Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Johannesburg and is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect.

Outside of his professional work, Gerhard balances an interest in high-level business strategy, demonstrated by his interest in the Harvard Business Review, with a passion for video gaming, as shown by his interest in GameSpot. He describes himself as an energetic problem solver who thrives in challenging environments.

He once earned a Bronze Achievement Award for his role in successfully implementing a time-sensitive regulatory reporting project.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
CIO Risk and Compliance
Job Level
Leadership
Location
City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Financial Risk Technology
Currently serves as CIO of Risk and Compliance at Investec, with a background leading risk and treasury technology teams at Absa Group.
Treasury & Liquidity
Previously led teams focused on technology for interest rate risk management, funding, and liquidity as Head of Group Treasury Technology at Absa.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
CIO Risk and Compliance
Investec
10-2022 - 11-2023
Head of Group Risk & Treasury Technology
Absa Group
1-2018 - 9-2022
Head of Group Treasury Technology
Absa Group
4-2010 - 12-2017
Solutions Architect
Barclays Africa Group Limited
4-2008 - 3-2010
System Analyst
Rand Merchant Bank
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Education
2003 - 2004
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours
University of Johannesburg
2000 - 2003
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
University of Johannesburg
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