Primary Job Title Chairman of the Advisory Committee Primary Organization 
Rootstock Software
Gender Male
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Simon’s background includes over 25 years of operational, financial and strategic positions in successfully running, growing, financing, buying and selling both public and private software companies. In addition to Rootstock, Simon currently serves on a number boards and advisory committees of software companies.
Simon previously held CEO, CFO
and Corporate Development roles in a range of software companies; CEO of MediaTile, the market-leading SaaS solution provider to the digital signage market, which was acquired by Corum Digital, and CFO, EVP-Operations and a member of the board of directors for SurfControl plc, a publicly traded Internet security company, which was acquired by Websense in 2007. Prior to SurfControl, Simon was a partner in KPMG’s U.S. Corporate Finance Practice, where he specialized in providing advice on corporate development strategy and M&A services to software and IT services companies.
Simon has also served as independent director at Endace plc, M86 Security where he was Chairman, and Workshare.
Simon holds a BComm (honors) from Birmingham University, England. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
