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Simon is a passionate advocate for the eradication of extreme poverty and has more than 25 years’ experience in international development. He comes to BBC Media Action from The Power of Nutrition, a global charitable foundation that has reached more than 133 million children, adolescents and women in Africa and Asia with better nutrition.
Previously, Simon has been deputy chief executive of Plan International UK, the global children’s charity; a strategic advisor to the Prince of Wales’ Charitable Foundation; and Special Advisor to the UK Government’s Secretary of State for International Development, as well as holding various roles in corporate foundations and at the United Nations. A former journalist, Simon worked with the BBC earlier in his career.
At BBC Media Action, Simon will lead projects and programmes across 23 countries in more than 50 languages, reaching more than 100 million people each year. The BBC’s international charity currently has an annual income of nearly £35 million.
Simon will assume his role in June 2023.
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