Michael Mahabeer

Michael Mahabeer has extensive experience in risk management, compliance, and internal audit. Michael currently holds the position of Head of Risk Outsourcing & Governance - Risk Transformation at Equity Trustees, where they lead a team responsible for conducting risk analysis, oversight, and governance over Superannuation Trustee Office funds service providers. Prior to this, they served as Acting CRO/Head of Risk & Compliance at Energy Super, where they were responsible for maturing the risk culture and compliance functions of the organization, particularly during the merger integration program with LGIASuper. Michael also worked as the Director of Risk and Audit at Prosperity Audit Services, where they established and delivered risk, internal audit, and compliance consulting engagements for various clients. Michael Mahabeer has held leadership roles at SunWater as Chief Audit Executive, overseeing the internal audit and fraud functions, and at Suncorp as the Executive Audit Manager, leading a team of auditors and ensuring the timely delivery of value-added audits. Michael has also worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ANZ, and Nedbank, gaining experience in business assurance, audit management, and internal audit services.

Michael Mahabeer's education history includes the following:

1. Australian Institute of Company Directors:

- Graduated in 2016.

- Degree: Graduate Company Director.

2. ASFA:

- Ongoing education, with no specific end year provided.

- Degree: RG146.

- Field of study: Financial Advice.

3. Durban University of Technology:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Masters Degree in Applied Taxation.

- Field of study: Taxation.

4. Governance Institute of Australia:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Fellow Member.

- No specific field of study provided.

5. Governance Institute of Australia:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Professional Fellow.

- Field of study: Governance.

6. ICETS:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Certificate IV - Investigations.

- No specific field of study provided.

7. IIA-Australia:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Professional Fellow.

- Field of study: Internal Audit.

8. Institute of Internal Auditors:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Professional Fellow Member.

- No specific field of study provided.

9. University of KwaZulu-Natal:

- No specific start or end year provided.

- Degree: Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.).

- Field of study: Accounting and Finance.