A human leader with 25 years of experience driving complex turnarounds, building brand equity and innovating consumer engagement models to grow business value and return for shareholders. I’m lucky to have worked in every major region and across the sport, hospitality and renewable energy sectors. Always focused on long term brilliance over short term ego driven results which means I’ve become more and more bullshit intolerant and am wondering where all the brand builders have gone.

Promoting positive growth to scale companies in the tech industry. Moved to Manchester from Northern Ireland. Studied Business at Nottingham Business School (BA Hons) and proceeded to work in US based Enterprise Software Sales prior to establishing and growing a Digital Marketing Agency in 2011. Passionate about helping software and hardware companies in the tech space accelerate growth and overcome hurdles reaching new customers and knocking down growth pains. Great believer in working to your strengths and capitalising and what you do best!

Contracting Transformation Leader with 13+ years expertise in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). An experienced, disciplined and highly-skilled Consultant, SaaS product executive and CLM technology evangelist / thought leader who has been responsible for product and organisational strategy, operating model transformation, software implementation engagements, pre-sales solution execution and the management / delivery of time critical projects across many industries (including over 150 CLMS implementations). Has in-depth knowledge and experience regarding Document Automation, Data Extraction and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions for both mid-market and enterprise customers within the insurance, healthcare, pharma, professional services, legal and financial services sectors. Has strong investigation, problem-solving and decision-making skills and is familiar with the challenges inherent in the delivery of projects at an enterprise level. Highly accomplished with a verifiable track record in fields such as team management, leadership, project management, sales discovery, solution design, business case writing, strategic planning and product management

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with large software companies such as Experian, innovative start-ups like GoodData and Partnerize through to exciting pre IPO companies like Optimizely. I have built a wealth of knowledge across Analytics, Business Intelligence, Digital and Multichannel Marketing, and how to build high growth businesses. At Optimizely, we're on a mission to help people unlock their digital potential. We equip teams with the tools and insights they need to experiment in new and novel ways. Now, your company can operate with data-driven confidence to create hyper-personalized experiences. Building sophisticated solutions has never been simpler.​ I moved to Australia almost 20 years ago, making the most of the outdoor lifestyle and spending as much time as possible at the beach trying to surf or hanging with my family and crazy dogs. Massive Liverpool fan, you'll never walk alone. You can learn more about Optimizely by clicking on the below links in the ‘Featured’ section, and don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance.

Simon is the Chief Compliance Officer of ZoomInfo, where he oversees how the company collects its professional data and upholds individuals’ rights to privacy. He was previously Deputy Commissioner for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent authority for upholding information rights. During that time, he established new technology policy and innovation functions, directed work in areas such as artificial intelligence, adtech, and competition, and led its response to data usage in the UK to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Simon also built privacy consulting practices at Promontory, an IBM company, and Deloitte, working with clients in Europe, the U.S., and Asia, and served on the Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He holds a B.A. with honours in English Literature from Somerville College at the University of Oxford, and is a Chartered Accountant.