Simon is Head of Facilities Management at the Greater London Authority (GLA), where he is responsible for the GLA’s core accommodation portfolio. This includes Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Gardens, with their well-known listed structures and monuments and the new BREEAM outstanding City Hall relocation project, which Simon led. Throughout his career Simon has specialised in public sector Facilities Management, previously managing a diverse portfolio of buildings including offices, residential and social care establishments. Simon has an MSc in Facility and Environment Management from UCL, is a certified member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) and is a past Chair of its Sustainability Special Interest Group. In his spare time Simon volunteers with environmental and heritage groups and is a past Chair of the Board of Directors of Potters Fields Park Management Trust, a world class public open space and garden adjacent to Tower Bridge. Simon has been a PFM Awards judge since 2011 and over this time has judged most categories and is really looking forward to working with this year’s finalists.