
Executive Director, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Simon joined us in 2010 and joined the Board in February 2011 as Chief Operating Officer. Simon changed role to Chief Administration Officer in 2018 and was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in 2023. In this role Simon is responsible for leading Brightwell’s business development and client relationship strategy retaining oversight of member services.
Simon previously was Managing Director and COO of Europe Business Operations at Blackrock, where he led the migration of the BGI products in Europe onto the Blackrock Aladdin Platform. Before that, Simon spent 6 years at Barclays Global Investors (BGI) running global functions, including asset services, client order management, client take-on, business change and product development. Simon has over 30 years’ experience in the banking, asset management and pensions sectors. Simon is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
