Biography

Ryno Blignaut has served as a member of Remitly’s board of directors since April 2023. He has been an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures since December 2019 and serves on the board of directors of several privately held companies. From 2018 to 2019, Ryno was President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Restoration Hardware, a luxury furniture brand, which involved all areas of finance, accounting, treasury, IR, legal and regulatory compliance. Prior to Restoration Hardware, he acted as Chief Business Officer of Wheels Up, the membership based private aviation start-up. Ryno was Chief Financial and Chief Risk Officer at Xoom Corporation, an electronic money transfer company, from 2005 through its acquisition by PayPal in 2015. Ryno previously worked in the U.K. assisting new hedge fund managers with their FCA regulatory compliance, accounting and tax challenges. Ryno holds a B.Comm (Hons) degree in Accounting from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.