Simon holds the position of Strategy Director and has enjoyed a career with Sonardyne spanning over 20 years.

Simon joined the company in 1994 as junior product development engineer after gaining a first class degree in Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, and then a Masters in Oceanography.

Initially designing products, trialing them and developing their offshore applications, Simon became Engineering Director in 2006, seeing key technologies such as inertial navigation, optical communication and sonar imaging being added to the portfolio, whilst also progressing core acoustic positioning and communications systems.

In 2018, Simon became Strategy Director, leading identification, acquisition and development of future technologies and markets across the Sonardyne companies.

In 2021, Simon assumed the role of Chairman with the Covelya Group, our parent company.