Simon Wainwright is Executive Vice President, Head of EMEA. Simon is responsible for leading the management and growth of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP’s businesses and operations in the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is a member of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP’s Executive Committee.
Simon has more than 30 years of strategic and global leadership experience in financial services. Prior to joining Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵAPP in 2012 he worked for HSBC for 15 years in roles as varied as CEO HSBC Bank Ireland during the global financial crisis, COO, Global Commercial & Corporate Banking, and Managing Director Insurance, EMEA. He has also held executive leadership roles with Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in banking practice and management from the Institute of Financial Services, School of Finance (formerly the Chartered Institute of Banking), a diploma in Management Studies from Oxford Business School, and an MBA from Henley Business School. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors.