Albert Sorgdrager


Independent Non-Executive Director

Attorney (South Africa), Baccalaureus Juris (1979), Baccalaureus Legum (1981)

Mr. Albert Minnaar Sorgdrager, an attorney, worked for Nedbank Group as the Group Legal Counsel: Litigation and Disputes for 9 years before retiring in May 2021. He acted as Chief Legal Officer for the Nedbank Group from March 2020 till January 2021. Prior to this, he was the Head of Risk for Nedbank Africa Regions. He has over 30 years’ experience in the banking industry with a focus on dispute resolution and risk management. He holds a Baccalaureus Juris and a Baccalaureus Legum from the University of Potchefstroom. He is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Directors. He has been a Council member of the Northwest University since June 2017 and is the Chairman since June 2022. Mr Sorgdrager has previously served on the Nedbank Zimbabwe Limited board. He rejoined the Board on 19 July 2021 as a non executive director. His cooling period ended on 18 July 2024 and is now an independent non executive director. He is the Chairman of the Risk, Compliance and Capital Management Committee and a member of the Loans Review Committee and the Board Sustainability and Climate Resilience Committee.