Johannesburg – The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has appointed Andre Wentzel as Interim Chief Executive Officer.
The appointment was efficient from this week Tuesday, 1 July 2025.
Wentzel is a extremely revered business chief and regulatory compliance specialist with greater than 20 years of in depth expertise within the banking and monetary providers sector.
Throughout his profession, Wentzel has demonstrated distinctive management within the growth and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Financial Sanctions Control, and Fraud Risk Management programmes.
Wentzel’s most up-to-date function was as Senior Specialist Advisor: Group Anti-Financial Crime at Standard Bank, the place he offered strategic advisory providers till January 2024.
Before this, he held the senior government place of Head: Standard Bank Group Anti-Financial Crime, the place he led the Group’s anti-financial crime technique throughout a number of jurisdictions.
His long-standing relationship with SABRIC consists of serving as Standard Bank’s representative-director on the SABRIC Board for 4 years, giving him an intimate understanding of the organisation’s mission, operations, and key strategic imperatives.
Wentzel’s deep business data and established working relationships place him properly to guide SABRIC throughout this transitional interval.
Wentzel’s appointment comes at a important time as SABRIC continues to evolve its function in supporting the business’s battle in opposition to monetary crime, strengthening partnerships, and enhancing collaborative threat administration frameworks.
