CEO @ From February 2015 to Present (10 months) Non Executive Director @ From January 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) MD @ The TM Hearthstone UK Residential Property Fund is a specialist UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorised and regulated Fund, which is purely focused on providing access to the UK’s largest and most familiar asset class – residential property From October 2013 to February 2015 (1 year 5 months) Exec Director @ Squarehill Risk Services provides strategic consulting to leading UK financial institutions. Focus is strategy development to mitigate mortgage credit and regulatory risk. From October 2010 to October 2013 (3 years 1 month) Guildford, United KingdomChief Executive @ A subsidiary of GMAC ResCap, USA.
Key areas of focus - driving business growth; private equity investors; leadership of multi-country businesses; business transformation; commercial and operations strategy; turnaround and cost reduction strategy; From April 2007 to October 2010 (3 years 7 months) Senior Managing Director, @ Key areas of focus - M&A; divestments; construction finance; direct to consumer; business strategy From March 2005 to April 2007 (2 years 2 months) Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Managing Director @ Member of executive committee of largest residential mortgage business within US parent group - $70bn origination pa.
Key areas of focus - global brand strategy development and implementation; leadership and communication; market identification and entry; product development; investor communication From October 2001 to March 2005 (3 years 6 months) Executive Board member and Marketing Director @ Board member & part of the senior team involved in establishing this new UK mortgage lender.
Key areas of focus - driving new business growth; brand strategy and development; web strategy; product development; reputation management From June 2000 to September 2001 (1 year 4 months) London, United KingdomJoint Managing Director @ UK’s largest non lender distributor of mortgages focused mainly on the UK intermediary market.
Key areas of focus - Driving business growth; direct to consumer channel; business strategy development; sales force management; From November 1990 to June 2000 (9 years 8 months) London, United Kingdom
BA (Hons), Economics and Geography @ Middlesex University From 1982 to 1985 Cheadle Hulme School From 1977 to 1982 Simon Knight is skilled in: Private Equity Firms, Business Strategy, Turn Around Management, Risk Management, New Business Development, International Sales, M&A support, Strategic Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Mergers, Due Diligence, Strategy, Start-ups, Business Transformation, Mortgage Lending