Simon brings over 18 years of experience in providing advisory services to clients in the Aviation and Aerospace industry. After having worked as a Senior Underwriter at La Reunion Aerienne in Paris, he joined Swiss RE to build their Aviation practice in France, before being promoted to Head of Aviation in Toronto.

In recent years, Simon was working at an international brokerage firm as Senior Vice-President and Director and later became Branch Manager for the Ottawa Region.

He holds a Master degree in Insurance from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris, France, and has Aviation technical certificates from the École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile in Toulouse, France, and the International Air Transportation Association in Geneva, Switzerland. He has also acquired an academic certificate from HEC Paris and Concordia University in Montreal.

In addition to his roles in the insurance industry, Simon served as Chairman of the Insurance Committee at the European Business Aviation Association in Brussels, Belgium, between 2016 and 2019, and was a lecturer to master degree students at the École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile for 4 years.

As National Practice Leader, Simon is in charge of expanding the practice from coast to coast and developing a national strategy and growth plan. He is working with client executives across the country to implement this strategy and make a difference with clients and prospects.