Cross-border experience.
With 30+ years’ fraud investigation and fraud risk management experience, Thompson is the Founder & Managing Director of Judiciá Forensics Advisory who leads the team in fraud and forensic engagements as well as designing, implementation and appraisal of anti-fraud programmes on behalf of clients across industries. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner ("CFE") and current Board member of the ACFE, Zimbabwe Chapter. He holds a Diploma in Criminal Justice & Forensic Investigations from the University of Johannesburg (SA) and a Master’s degree in Counter Fraud & Counter Corruption Studies from the University of Portsmouth (UK). Thompson's career began in law enforcement where he served in various sections including the Criminal Investigation Department - Serious Fraud Squad (now Commercial Crimes Division). Thereafter, he worked for a number of financial institutions including Nedbank Zimbabwe. Prior him becoming an entrepreneur, Thompson worked for PwC for over 7 years where he was a Senior Manager in the Forensic Services department managing forensic engagements within banking and financial services, the NGO/Developmental Aid, government departments, local government, agriculture, telecoms, retail, manufacturing, mining sectors et cetera. Apart from Zimbabwe, Thompson has engagement experience in Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa thus gaining extensive knowledge in investigation and fraud risk management frameworks and methodologies. Thompson is a speaker of note on fraud topics who has appeared at fraud forums in Zimbabwe and South Africa. His areas of expertise include investigating fraud and corruption, money laundering, procurement fraud, asset tracing, fraud risk assessment, fraud awareness, internal control reviews, drawing up policies and procedures and offering witness support in Court.
