Bash Govender

Bash is responsible for Be UK’s CFO advisory and finance change, and ESG and sustainability practices.  He drives change and innovation on behalf of CFOs and senior management across the financial services industry. As a qualified chartered accountant, half of his career has been spent working in the CFO / COO / financial control / product control space, which allows him to understand the unique challenges and opportunities facing the function.

The other half of Bash’s career has been as a management consultant delivering large-scale strategic, regulatory and transformation programmes for multinational investment banks. He is passionate about embedding sustainable digital change that provides clients with immediate and continuous value. Bash is also an advocate for enabling the finance function to drive tangible value for their organisation.​

Bash grew up in South Africa where he developed a passion for BBQ (braai). During the summer months, you can find Bash carefully curating the wood-based fire to produce the perfect grilled steaks!