Past experience:
Simon has considerable experience in helping organisations use customer and market insight, research and data to create and deliver great customer experiences. Simon brings a breadth of private sector experience having lead customer intelligence and insight teams in Unilever, Thomas Cook, Reckitt Benckiser, Diageo and 2sisters. His experience covers brand development and storytelling, marketing communications and strategy development. Simon is currently in a senior leadership role with the grocery retailer Morrisons. He has been a non-executive director at Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust (JJHT). Appointed to the board post their regulatory down grade to V3:G3 he chaired the performance committee and JJHT became the first HA to move from V3:G3 to V1:G1. For the last 3 years Simon has been vice-chair at Greatwell Homes, was brought in as the organisation moved to a skills-based board and board lead in the transformation from the stock-transfer Wellingborough Housing Association into the customer-centric Greatwell Homes.
Committees/ working groups:
- Board Member
- Customer Experience Committee member
- Asset & Development Committee member
Date of election to Board
- November 2022