Leon Fouche

Leon Fouche is the National Cyber Security Leader and Partner at BDO in Australia, focusing on Cyber Security and Technology Risk since January 2016. Previously, Leon held the position of Technology Security Group Manager at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation and was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, specializing in Cyber Security and Cloud from October 2008 to December 2015. Prior experience includes roles such as Solutions Owner at Southpaw Solutions, Associate Director at KPMG Advisory, and Owner of RedPay, providing IT security consulting for the banking and telecommunications sectors. Leon began a career in product development for IT security and cryptography at Nanoteq. Educational qualifications include an MSc. Eng (Cum Laude) in Cryptography and Electronics from the University of Johannesburg and a MAICD from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.