A great advocate for finance skills development and clinical engagement on finance, Simon chairs the Future Focused Finance Programme nationally as part of the One NHS Finance Programme.
Simon joined the Trust in July 2017 from Bolton NHS Foundation Trust where he was Finance Director and Deputy Chief Executive. He won the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Finance Director of the Year award in December 2015 in recognition of his leadership of the financial recovery at Bolton. Since joining the Trust Simon has led a programme of improvement called ‘Finance the Leeds Way’. The Trust has returned to surplus and the Finance Team won the HFMA ‘Finance Team of the Year’ award in December 2018.