• Significant experience in two leading international consultancies, totalling 14 years
• Established two consultancy businesses, including currently Consultancy Director of People and Performance Consulting
• Prior experience in business included sales and marketing in business-to-business services

Simon has a breadth of experience in people management consulting, from management process improvement to direct involvement in individual development, selection and coaching. His work has included:

• Competency-based assessment (interviewing and assessment centres) for senior executives in two major international consumer businesses, in a range of industrial sectors clients and for the European Commission
• Individual coaching for senior people, including the MD of a growing IT business, a high potential HR manager in the public sector, and a "head of HR" looking for appointment to the Board
• Top team coaching and leadership development
• Design and implementation projects for processes covering recruitment and selection, performance management, promotion and career progression
• Advice on performance-orientated approaches to reward and reward strategy
• Development of competency frameworks through appropriate use of behavioural interviews, expert panels and other techniques - and work on competency training and applications