EXPERIENCE

Simeon has 25 years’ experience in social housing with both York and Leeds City Councils in a variety of roles in housing services including estate management, policy development, service improvement, performance management, project management of IT systems and latterly had responsibility for an area of housing asset management commissioning activity over £100m from both internal and external contractors.

ROLE AT EFFICIENCY NORTH

Simeon joined Efficiency North in November 2017 to lead the development of charity EN:Able Communities CIO, collaborating with a range of stakeholders to produce innovative solutions to support the sustained regeneration of communities in Northern England and open pathways to skills and employment to improve social mobility.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Simeon has a strong commitment to overcoming social injustice, rooted in his upbringing in southern Africa where he saw at first hand the injustices of the then South African government. In 2020 he was appointed as a Board Trustee to the Bishop Simeon Trust, an international aid charity supporting youth work projects in South Africa. Simeon has been Chair of a primary school governing body and Board Director of a social enterprise. He is an Associate of the Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission and Chair of Built Environment Shared Apprenticeship Service (BESAS).