Simon was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Hello in June 2009.
Simon has been involved in various telecommunication companies during his career and prior to the appointment at Hello, was CEO for Vietnamobile, a mobile network operator in Vietnam. Simon spent more than 20 years with British Telecom in the UK and its operations in the USA as well as India (Bharti), Singapore (StarHub) and the regional office in Asia Pacific. Subsequently he spent five years in Indochina, as CEO of Millicom Cellular’s Vietnam operations and later as CEO of its regional operations for the whole of Indochina. He also spent three years in Australia with Silk Telekom before returning to Indochina.
Simon graduated from Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom with an Honours Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1983, and gained his MBA in 1993 from Warwick University, United Kingdom. Simon is also a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.