Errol Gradwell Jr

Errol Gradwell Jr is a senior risk management professional currently serving as Senior Manager: Risk Event Management (VP) at Absa Group since December 2021, focusing on data analytics related to operational risk events and reporting to regulatory bodies. Previously held roles at Absa include Acting Senior Manager Risk Assurance and AVP: Risk Assurance Specialist, providing end-to-end risk and controls assurance services across various financial sectors. Errol's prior experience includes positions as Group Internal Auditor at MultiChoice Group, and Senior Associate at PwC South Africa, where expertise in internal audit, risk management, and corporate governance was developed. Earlier career experience includes exposure to fraud risk management at MTN and job shadowing a Senior Finance Manager at Anglo American. Errol holds a BCom(Hons) in Internal Auditing and is pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Transformation Strategy at the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town.