Job Title: IT director
Company: Luno
Simon Fishley is the IT director at Luno, a role he has held since 2019. He brings over 20 years of experience in IT leadership, infrastructure, governance and business continuity across the fintech, scientific research and digital sectors. At Luno, he leads IT service delivery, systems.
Before joining Luno, Simon served as head of IT at the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), where he led multi-site IT strategy and infrastructure delivery in support of large-scale scientific research.
He previously served as a senior systems administrator at the organisation.
Earlier in his career, he held management and ownership positions at Open Source Systems, Netconnect ISP and Personal Computing Systems.
Simon holds a BCom honours in information systems from the University of Cape Town, a BA in psychology and legal studies from the University of Natal and postgraduate management qualifications from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.
Work:
2016: Project management, University of Stellenbosch Business School
2014: New managers development program, University of Stellenbosch Business School
2011: BCom honours in information systems, University of Cape Town
1997: BA in psychology and legal studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Education:
2014: New management development program, Stellenbosch Business School
2011: BCom honours in information systems, University of Cape Town
1997: BA in psychology and legal studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About company: Luno is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange operating across multiple international jurisdictions, serving more than 15 million customers globally, with headquarters in London and operations spanning Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
