Daniel Werner van Zyl
Internal Audit and Risk Management Executive | Audit Committee Member | Public Speaker | Trainer | Mentor
The move
MoveMubadala Development Company → Mubadala
TitleSenior Vice President, Internal Audit → Head of Internal Audit: Corporate & Technokogy
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE14.9
Total experience23.3 years
Mubadala headcount501-1,000 employees
Mubadala industryFinancial Services
Mubadala HQAbu Dhabi
Mubadala founded2002
Mubadala typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Head of Internal Audit: Corporate & TechnokogyDec 2025 — Present
Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director of Internal Audit - Private Equity & CorporateApr 2023 — Dec 2025Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Head of Internal Audit - Direct InvestmentsJan 2021 — Apr 2023Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Head of Internal Audit - Alternative Investments & InfrastrucutreOct 2019 — Jan 2021Mubadala· Abu Dhabi
- Senior Vice President, Internal AuditApr 2019 — Apr 2023
Mubadala Development Company· Abu Dhabi - Vice President Internal AuditJan 2015 — Apr 2019Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Senior Internal Audit ExecutiveJul 2010 — Jan 2015Mubadala
- Head of Internal AuditDec 2008 — Jul 2010
Oger Emirates LLC
- Internal Audit ManagerFeb 2005 — Dec 2008
Grant Thornton East London
- Internal AuditorJan 2003 — Jan 2005
Johnson & Johnson
Education
- Institute of Internal AuditorsCIA · Internal Audit2007 — 2008
- Institute of Risk ManagementInternational Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management · Risk Management2018 — 2018
- Stellenbosch UniversityBComm · Management Accounting1999 — 2001
- Stellenbosch UniversityHonsBComm · Management Accounting2002 — 2002
Top skills
Due DiligenceSarbanes-Oxley ActFinancial ReportingManagerial FinanceFinancial AnalysisInternal Audit
About
I am an Internal Audit and Risk Management leader with 22 years of progressive global experience. I have started up, lead and transformed both small and large Internal Audit departments. I have lead diverse, multi-national teams of various sizes in 200 + audit, risk assessment and consulting engagements across various industries. I've participated as a speaker at multiple Internal Audit conferences. I'm a certified trainer for "Delivering Influential Presentations". I've delivered in-house training sessions on a wide range of topics. I have experience serving on various Audit, Risk and Compliance Committees.