Simon Beckett

Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon is an experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair with 30 years of experience within the financial services sector, specialising in M&A, capital raising, local growth and international expansion. Simon has held executive leadership positions within multinational corporates (General Electric, Wells Fargo and Cerberus) and has expertise across multiple functions (Risk, Strategy, Commercial) and regions (US, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand). He has a proven track record helping CEOs and Executive teams build and grow businesses.

His last executive role was with Angle Auto (a Cerberus company) where he supported the acquisition of the Motor Finance business from Westpac, initially as the Chief Risk Officer and Responsible Manager, and then subsequently the Chief Commercial Officer. Simon is currently a non-executive director at ORDE Financial.

Through his own venture capital and advisory firm, First Avenue Ventures, Simon gets a unique insight into the trends that will shape the future of business and has an ability to leverage these insights to help companies invest in the right areas to avoid stagnation.