Simon graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Econ & Finance) from the University of Melbourne in 1997.   Having been with ANZ for 10 years, Simon has worked in Corporate Banking, Project Finance and Natural Resources in Melbourne, Sydney and London.  For the past 8 years, Simon has predominantly worked in the Natural Resources team in Sydney and in 2009 returned to Melbourne in a Director capacity. 

Simon has worked on a number of bilateral financings for large Australian and multinational corporates in the mining and oil and gas sectors, project finance transactions in the coal sector and advisory mandates for mining-related infrastructure projects.