Simon Bishop

Simon Bishop is a Director of Corporate Hedging at Western Union Business Solutions in APAC as well as a board member of Western Union Business Solutions (Hong Kong) Limited. Simon’s career at Western Union Business Solutions spans over 8 years to date. Prior to taking over the responsibility of overseeing the APAC business, Simon led the Group’s corporate hedging business in Australia to significant growth from 2013 to 2014 and headed up its risk solutions team based in Australia.

Prior to joining Western Union, Simon was the head of sales at a trading firm and spent 6 years as a director at a specialized financial consulting firm. Simon began his career as a trader in spot FX at the ANZ investment bank. He is a sought-after industry expert for his views on global currency outlook and how companies could protect their businesses against currency volatility.