Fred Pretorius is the director of the Securities and Insurance branch within the department of Community Services of the Yukon Government. As the director, he is also the statutory appointed Superintendent of Securities and Superintendent of Insurance for Yukon.
Prior to relocating to Canada in 2007, he practiced law, first as an attorney and later as an advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa, whereafter he became a legal adviser in the litigation group at one of the leading long-term insurance companies in South Africa.
He was born and raised in South Africa and graduated from the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (now North-West University) with a Baccalaureus Juris (B Juris) in 1988 and a Baccalaureus Legum (LLB) in 1990. He also holds a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from the University of Stellenbosch (2004) and was an accredited Certified Financial Planner from 2000 – 2005.
He currently serves on several committees and is also a voting member of the North American Securities Administrators Association.