Head of Capital Projects
Simon is the Head of Capital Projects for AstraZeneca and is responsible for a large and complex global capital portfolio across multiple dosage forms and modalities. Simon joined AstraZeneca Global Engineering as the Director of Project Execution in March 2023 after spending the previous 10 years working in various roles within the Engineering function at GSK. He worked within Global Capital Projects, as the Capital Projects Lead at the Worthing Primary site and then as the Engineering Director for GSK at the Ware site in Hertfordshire in the UK.
Before joining AstraZeneca and GSK, Simon had worked for a number of Engineering contracting and consultancy companies delivering complex projects in various global locations including the UK.
Simon has a degree in Biochemical Engineering and is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and a Fellow of the IChemE.
Outside of work Simon is married with two daughters (21 and 18) and enjoys spending time with family and friends. In his free time Simon enjoys sailing and mountain biking.