Skip to content

Meet The Team

Simon Johnson: CEO & Founder

Simon Johnson: CEO & Founder

Simon Johnson, the CEO & Founder of HOOP cyber, is a tenacious, intelligent business leader who, with over 20 years experience, has developed a strong career in the Information and cyber security Industry. He has the energy and business acumen to manage, construct and lead new technology innovations, embrace the challenges and ultimately win substantial business deals.

Peter Vorley

Peter Vorley: Chief Technology and Strategy Officer

Peter Vorley possesses leadership experience across sales, technology, service delivery and operations, specialising in large global business and technology transformation programmes, which helps ensure that clients optimise the business value of technology investments across their entire enterprise. He firmly believes that having a full breadth understanding of technology is key to ensuring that the right solutions are presented to the right client, and have extensive experience with strategy formulation, justifying change, front office transformation, technology, adoption and implementation, managed services and operating model change.

1685099307812

Lawrence McEwen: Chief Information Security Officer

Lawrence McEwen is passionate about shaping robust cybersecurity strategies and ensuring the resilience of organisations in the ever-evolving digital landscape, he brings extensive expertise in leading high-performing teams and implementing cutting-edge security solutions. With a proven track record in defining and optimising cybersecurity frameworks, his focus is on risk reduction, controls improvement, and compliance.

Lisa Ventura MBE

Lisa Ventura MBE: Head of Communications

Lisa Ventura MBE is HOOP Cyber’s Head of Communications and an award-winning cyber security specialist, published writer/author, and keynote speaker. As a consultant Lisa also works with cyber security leadership teams to help them work together more effectively and provides cyber security awareness and culture training, and training on the benefits of hiring those who are neurodivergent. She has specialist knowledge in the human factors of cyber security, social engineering, cyberpsychology, neurodiversity and AI in cyber.