Leadership

Directors & Associate Directors

Werner Bouwer
Director

Werner Bouwer

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Werner Bouwer is an Admitted Advocate of the High Court, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and full member of the Institute of Commercial and Forensic Practitioners (ICFP). With over 34 years’ experience, he specialises in fraud risk management and complex forensic investigations, helping organisations identify vulnerabilities and strengthen governance frameworks.

Francois Labuschagne
Director

Francois Labuschagne

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Francois Labuschagne is an Admitted Advocate of the High Court, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and full member of the ICFP, with 35 years’ experience. He brings extensive legal and investigative expertise to forensic engagements and is an accredited facilitator and moderator in fraud, corruption, money laundering, and investigative disciplines.

Leana Lombard
Associate Director

Leana Lombard

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Leana Lombard is a full member of the ICFP and an Affiliate member of the ACFE, with 15 years’ experience in forensic investigations. She specialises in delivering thorough investigative support and contributing to effective fraud detection and risk mitigation.

Jan Maluleka
Associate Director

Jan Maluleka

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Jan Maluleka is an Associate member of the ICFP and Affiliate member of the ACFE, with 14 years’ experience in forensic investigations. He leads Nexus’ Business Intelligence Services (BIS), specialising in open-source intelligence (OSINT), verifications, lifestyle audits, and conflict-of-interest analysis to uncover hidden risks and support informed decision-making.

Senior Management

Senior Managers & Managers

Nicole van Niekerk
Senior Manager

Nicole van Niekerk

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Nicole van Niekerk is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Associate member of the ICFP, with 9 years’ experience across the public and private sectors. She specialises in investigating procurement irregularities, irregular and wasteful expenditure, investment transactions, and recruitment-related risks, delivering insights that support accountability and compliance.

Esthi Labuschagne
Senior Manager

Esthi Labuschagne

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Esthi Labuschagne is an Admitted Attorney, Certified Ethics Officer, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and full member of the ICFP, with 9 years’ experience. She focuses on investigating procurement and human resource irregularities, as well as conducting fraud risk assessments to strengthen organisational integrity.

Wendy Mnyandu
Manager

Wendy Mnyandu

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Wendy Mnyandu is an Associate member of the ACFE and ICFP, and a member of the Compliance Institute Southern Africa (CISA), with 8 years’ experience. She brings a strong compliance and forensic background, supporting organisations in identifying risks and strengthening governance practices.

Hugo Snyman
Manager

Hugo Snyman

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Hugo Snyman is a full member of the ICFP and Affiliate member of the ACFE, with 6 years’ experience. As Nexus’ in-house cyber specialist, he focuses on cyber-related investigations and digital risk, supporting clients in navigating increasingly complex technology-driven threats.

Specialist Leadership

Assistant Management & Forensic Data Analysis

Leandri Coetzee
Assistant Manager

Leandri Coetzee

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Leandri Coetzee is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and full member of the ICFP, with 4 years’ experience in forensic investigations. She specialises in procurement-related investigations, fraud risk identification, and the analysis of financial and operational data to support evidence-based findings.

Chiara Fazzini
Forensic Data Analyst

Chiara Fazzini

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Chiara Fazzini is a Forensic Data Analyst with 7 years’ experience applying advanced analytics to forensic investigations. She holds an MCom in Advanced Data Analytics and specialises in identifying anomalies, detecting fraud risks, and generating data-driven insights to support complex cases.

Danika Fourie
Assistant Manager

Danika Fourie

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Senior Associates

Senior Associates

Chriselle Steenkamp
Senior Associate

Chriselle Steenkamp

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Chriselle Steenkamp is a full member of the ICFP and Affiliate member of the ACFE, with 3 years’ experience. She specialises in forensic investigations, fraud prevention, assurance, cash flow analysis, and forensic accounting, contributing to robust financial and investigative outcomes.

Nomfundo Sibiya
Senior Associate

Nomfundo Sibiya

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Associates

Associates & Business Intelligence

Tumelo Letlhage
Associate

Tumelo Letlhage

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Khanya Shumi
Associate

Khanya Shumi

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Stephan Jansen
Associate

Stephan Jansen

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Sané Greeff
Associate

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Happy Baloyi
Business Intelligence Assistant

Happy Baloyi

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