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Simon joined the Piksel Board in April 2018 having recently been Director of Technology & Innovation, European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Simon is the Chairman of the World Broadcasting Union Technical Committee and of the ETSI Joint Technical Committee for Broadcast Standards.

Simon is an international media technology executive with four decades of experience in the industry. Before joining the EBU he was CTO at Heathrow Airport and worked with Freeview on the launch of Freeview HD. He spent many years at ITV leaving as Director of Future Technologies. He also helped establish Carlton Television where he held several executive positions and helped launch digital broadcasting in the UK.

Simon has chaired the Technical Council at the UK’s Digital Television Group, was Chairman of the HD Forum, and has also been a member of the IBC Council.

Simon is a Fellow of both the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the Royal Television Society.