Simon Rowlands

Appointed in July 2022.

Simon was a co-founding partner of private equity firm Cinven, where he worked for over 22 years. In 2016, Simon founded Africa Platforms Capital, a new private equity firm focused on healthcare and disruptive technology in Africa. Before joining Cinven, he worked at British Coal Pension Funds, as well as at an international engineering consulting firm based in the UK and southern Africa. This included living in Zimbabwe for 2.5 years.

Simon sits on several boards, including Jacobs Holdings in Switzerland and Alfa Medical Group in Egypt. Simon also has governance experience in the not-for-profit sector, co-founding the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust in Zimbabwe. He sits on the Council at the University of Cranfield and chairs the Advisory Board at the School of Management.

Simon was appointed as Chair of the Employee Forum and Designated Non-Executive Director for employee engagement the end of December 2024.