Johan Kruger

Johan Kruger is the Head of Corporate Investigations at Bowmans' Johannesburg office, specializing in procurement and supply chain management investigations, regulatory and compliance law, and financial fraud investigations, with 30 years of experience in the field.

He has conducted some of the largest corporate investigations in South Africa to date, recovering billions of rands for clients. He has been appointed by the South African Reserve Bank as a Temporary Inspector of Banks and Repayment Administrator to investigate investment schemes, including Travel Ventures International with a total value exceeding R6 billion. He has also led investigations involving large IT procurement fraud, supply chain management investigations for Eskom, and investigations implicating the FCPA. He regularly represents Inspectors and Repayment Administrators in complex matters relating to Banking Supervision, and is included on the general legal advisors list for the SARB and the Auditor-General of South Africa.

Johan holds a B Iuris, an LL.B, and an LL.M in Cyberlaw and Human Rights from the University of the Free State and UNISA. He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, an affiliate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners South African Chapter, and a full member of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners.

He is consistently ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global for Corporate Investigations in South Africa (2016–2026), with clients praising his "years of proven experience and practical knowledge".