Simon brings over 30 years of global experience in the IT industry, the last 20 years specialising in cyber security services and solutions, most recently serving as CEO at Maxive Cyber Security, which was newly acquired by Thales, the French aerospace, defense, infrastructure and security company. He has previously held executive leadership positions at NTT Security, Vodafone, Optiv, Verisign, and NetIQ; he also serves on the Advisory Boards of Glasswall and Persefoni. Simon is now Chairman of Xalient, who’s core focus is meeting the digital transformation needs of large enterprises.