Simone is the Founder of Northern Power Women, Global Power Women and Northern Power Futures. Simone is committed to accelerating equality across all levels of business and through her role has diversified talent pipelines, built mentoring schemes that have supported hundreds of women professionals and she is vocal advocate for inclusion. A recipient of an Honorary Teaching Fellow at Lancaster University, Simone is also a Project Champion for BBC 5050 with which she has driven the charge for fairer and increased minority representation in the media. She is also a judge for the Asian Power List and a Champion of the Women’s Business Council and has been named as the first and only woman Honorary Lieutenant Commander of the Royal Navy.