Freddy Kido

Experience into practice.

Freddy Kido is a certified Compliance Practitioner (SA) and International Certified Compliance Professional (IFCA), with over seven years of experience in designing, implementing and leading compliance functions across banking, financial services, insurance, development finance, FMCG and the energy sector in Namibia. His experience includes compliance leadership roles at FirstRand Namibia, Standard Bank Namibia, Namibia Dairies (O&L Group) and Old Mutual Namibia, as well as earlier compliance and AML roles at the Development Bank of Namibia and NAMCOR.

His expertise spans compliance framework development, compliance risk management, control identification and assessment, compliance monitoring, financial crime and AML/CFT risk management, and reporting to executive committees and boards. He has extensive experience establishing compliance functions and strengthening organisational compliance capabilities.

Freddy holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Law (cum laude), a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Financial Management, and Postgraduate Diplomas in Legal Principles of Compliance (cum laude) and Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts. His professional development includes Postgraduate Certificates in Compliance Management, Anti-Money Laundering, Risk Management (cum laude) and Board Governance. He is currently completing a Master of Laws (LLM) in Contract Law.

He serves as Vice Chairperson of the Compliance Institute Southern Africa (CISA) Namibia Regional Committee, is a member of CISA's Young Professionals Steering Committee, and serves on Audit, Finance, Risk and Compliance Committees. He is committed to developing practical compliance capabilities among the next generation of professionals.