Simon has specialised, for more than 30 years as a partner in KPMG’s financial services practice, in providing advice and support to financial institutions on strategy, performance improvement, risk management and governance. He has worked extensively with specialist lenders and banks to diversify and improve the quality of their lending.
He retired from KPMG at the end of 2021, joining the Board of bank and specialist mortgage lender OSB plc in January 2022, where he chairs the Risk Committee and the Risk Committee of CCFS plc. He joined the Board of The Bureau of Investigative Journalists Drury 2023. He is the customer duty champion on several Boards.
Simon graduated in law from University College London and is a chartered accountant.
Appointed: 15/09/2022
as Chairman April 2023
Committees: Audit, Nominations, Risk, Remuneration
External appointments:
- Leeds Theatre Trust Ltd
- Leeds Theatre CIC
- Leeds Playhouse (Enterprises) Ltd
- Independent Wealth Planners UK Ltd
- Onesavings Bank Plc
- OSB GROUP PLC
- Charter Court Financial Services Ltd
- OSB plc Non-Executive Director and Chair of risk
- Non-Executive Director and Chair of risk of CCFS plc
- The Bureau of Investigative Journalists, Non-Executive Director.
- Leeds Theatre Trust Ltd
- Leeds Theatre CIC
- Leeds Playhouse (Enterprises) Ltd
- IWP Holdings Ltd
- Independent Wealth Planners UK Ltd
- Onesavings Bank Plc