Profile
Simon is a forward-thinking and results-driven executive with extensive global experience in financial services. He has a proven track record of delivering product strategies and commercial growth at organizations like American Express and Visa. Simon has sold and orchestrated the go-to-market deployment of both B2B and consumer focused payment solutions and partnerships, directly engaging with SMEs and multinational enterprises across all global regions. His work spans various sectors including financial services, travel, insurance, and retail. Simon is adept at navigating intricate matrixed environments and driving collaboration across account executives, technology, product management, marketing, sales, finance, risk, legal, and compliance functions to support clients’ strategic initiatives.
Professional Background
Prior, Simon was a VP at Visa, heading up the UK&I Product and Solutions team, where he developed, sold and launched products into the UK & Irish payments ecosystem. Before Visa, Simon served as Chief Commercial Officer at Fraedom EMEA, where he led the integration of Fraedom into Visa Europe. At American Express, Simon was Vice President in Global Commercial Services, managing a suit of B2B Payment Products and Solutions globally covering push payments, virtual cards, FX and traditional T&E focused products.
Education
Simon studied law at University and attended the Royal military Academy Sandhurst, starting his career in the British Army.
Furthermore
Simon likes to call himself a triathlete. Technically, he’s done a few triathlons – so maybe he’s more of a “triathlete-in-training.” He also once was involved in a gun battle with Somali poachers who were after a white Rhino’s horn in Kenya; that Rhino still lives today with his horn intact!