Simon has wide-ranging leadership experience and a deep understanding of both the ROH and the broader health landscape. He brings a great depth of experience in both the NHS and the private sector, having led at senior levels of retail, manufacturing, business, and healthcare. He joined the ROH as a Non-Executive Director in February 2024 and was previously Deputy Chair at South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust. This followed a career of over 30 years, with wide ranging leadership experience in the private sector as Chair, Managing Director and Director.
He has a strong background in business leadership and transformation, marketing, sales and commercial leadership, working for some well-known blue-chip brands, in both the prestige branded and mass-market arenas; these include Aga, Fired Earth, Villeroy & Boch and Rangemaster. This has given him a clear insight into working for complex international organisations, change management, strategy development and delivery, and of the importance of delivering success with and through others, especially in periods of change.
He looks forward to supporting the ROH’s highly talented and committed team in achieving its strategic ambition.