Simon joined the Met Office in September 2020 as an Executive and Board Director. He has a background in the water industry in both technical and leadership roles. These experiences developed his passion for customer service and operational delivery.

As Services Director, his role encompasses almost a 1/3rd of the Met Office workforce, across over 50 locations in the UK and overseas.

Simon has accountability for the delivery of Met Office Services to users. This includes:
• National Meteorological observation network (land, sea and space).
• Operational forecasts for Air, sea and land. This includes a range of services for Civil Aviation, Defence, Surface Transport, Media, Sporting events and advice into UK government and the devolved administrations for the UK and international work.
• Accountability for National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS).
• Multi-hazards- including air quality, volcanic ash, space weather and
• Production and maintenance of user products and digital services such as the website.
• Joint partnership with Environment Agency for the Flood Forecasting Centre for England
• Met Office Resilience Lead and owns Met Office National Risks
• UK Delegate for inter-governmental body European Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)