Simon is Chair of ChildFund New Zealand. He is also Chair of The Lion Foundation and Auckland Basketball Services Limited, which manages basketball operations over much of greater Auckland. Originally a commercial lawyer with major law firms in New Zealand and London, Simon had a successful corporate career across several sectors with leadership roles at Enerco New Zealand, SkyCity, United Networks and SKF New Zealand. More recently he was a Director of AA Smartfuel Limited and helped establish The Coaching Collective which specialises in providing Executive Coaching and Leadership Development programmes.