Simon was appointed to the Board of African Sun on 22 March 2024. With a career spanning over 35 years, Simon has served as the Managing Director of HSBC and head of their African research and Securities business, before joining the gold industry, where he was appointed as Managing Director of the World Gold Council (WGC) Investment Services and was instrumental in the creation and development of the worlds first gold ETF, which changed the dynamics of the global gold market. Simon founded Argentum in 2016. With a focus predominantly on Eastern and Southern Africa, Argentum assists developing non-sector-specific corporates, in navigating to becoming institutionally compliant, thereby enabling expansion and growth. Simon is a holder of a B.Eng. (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the University of Exeter (Camborne School of Mines) and was a De Beers/Anglo-American scholar.