Job Title: chief information officer
Company: Astute FSE
Michelle Taylor is the chief information officer at Astute FSE, a role she has held since 2023. Before stepping into this role, Michelle served as the executive of group risk and compliance for Astute FSE.
She previously served as the senior manager of ICT operations at the company, where she oversaw service delivery, business process improvement and cyber risk.
Earlier in her career, she held senior IT positions at Helios IT Solutions, ADP Dealer Services and TSS Managed Services.
Michelle holds an MBA from Heriot-Watt University and a certified information security management (CISM) qualification from ISACA. She also completed a cyber security fundamentals certification at the University of Cape Town.
Work:
2023 – Present: chief information officer, Astute FSE
2018 – 2023: executive of group risk and compliance, Astute FSE
2017 – 2018: SLA and contracts manager, Astute FSE
2015 – 2017: senior manager of ICT operations, Astute FSE
2014 – 2015: senior manager of systems analysis, Helios IT Solutions
2013 – 2014: IT operations manager, Astute FSE
2011 – 2012: support manager, ADP Dealer Services
2008 – 2011: support manager, TSS Managed Services
Education:
2022: Master of business administration (MBA), Heriot-Watt University
2018: Certified information security management (CISM), ISACA
2017: Cyber security fundamentals certification, University of Cape Town
About company: Astute FSE is a financial services technology provider operating across South Africa.
