Simon brings more than 25 years investment banking experience with Macquarie Group. Prior to this, he worked with a large Australian legal firm.
He serves as Chairman of CSIRO, which is Australia's pre-eminent applied scientific research organisation. He is also Chairman of Business for Millenium Development and the former Founding President of the Australian Government's Takeovers Panel.
Simon is a former member of the World Vision Australia Board and was recently voted Australian of the Year for his charity and business leadership.