Executive Vice President & President Europe, Middle East & Africa – Hilton

Simon is Executive Vice President & President Europe, Middle East & Africa for Hilton, responsible for more than 1000 hotels (operating and pipeline) across 15 brands and 70 countries. He was previously CEO of Opodo, the pan-European online travel agency, and COO of Thomas Cook Travel. He spent the early part of his career in International Banking with HSBC. Simon sits on Hilton’s global executive committee, is a Trustee of Jigsaw School and Amber Trust and was previously a non-executive director of Fortnum & Mason.