Megan
Govender, CAMS
Megan has 27 years of corporate experience in long term insurance spreading over general administration, internal audit and financial crime. The last 19 years have been wider financial crime space focusing on fraud, bribery and corruption and anti-money laundering.
Megan holds a B Social Science degree from the University of Natal, Diploma in Criminal Justice & Forensic Auditing (University of Johannesburg) and a MBA from the Milpark Business School. His dissertation focused on the management of fraud in the long term insurance industry. He is further a qualified Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and Forensic Practioner (FP). He is also the convenor of the Forensic Standing Committeee at the Association of Savings and Investments South Africa (ASISA).
Megan cut his teeth at Liberty Life and built his extensive knowledge and experience in this financial services group (long term insurance, property development and asset management) that entailed investigations in South African and other African countries. In the last five years, Megan has headed the Forensic Services department at the Sanlam Life & Savings Cluster.
Megan is currently involved in a number of industry groups that focuses on the development of the Forensic industry. And he is passionate about the next generation of forensic practitioners and how they are developed to become the leaders of the future. He actively participates in the ACFE and Sanlam mentorship program that helps facilitate the transfer of knowledge and skills to certified fraud examiners.