Simon Platt

Simon Platt

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  • About me

    Product Director at Wood Mackenzie

  • Education

    • Downs School

      1980 - 1985
  • Experience

    • BZW

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
      IT analyst
    • GNI Ltd

      Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
      Network Manager
    • AXA PPP healthcare

      Apr 1998 - Jul 2002
      Network Manager/Project Manager

      Started as a network manager in the IT department, managing the network and server infrastructure for the UK based sites. Moved into project management - delivering IT infrastructure projetcts.

    • Business Logic Consulting

      Jul 2002 - Apr 2004
      IT Consultant
    • BNP Paribas

      Apr 2004 - Mar 2005
      Project Manager
    • EDS for ABN AMRO and RBS

      Apr 2005 - Jan 2006
      Senior Project Manager
    • J.P. Morgan

      Feb 2006 - May 2006
      Senior Project Manager
    • Deutsche Bank

      Jul 2006 - Apr 2007
      Programme Manager
    • AXA UK

      Apr 2007 - Jun 2008
      Senior Project Manager
    • AXA Winterthur Wealth Management

      Jun 2008 - Mar 2009
      Senior Project Manager

      Senior project manager - responsibe for delivery of the IT part of a large business change programme - which was part of a large company take-over. Managing various IT workstreams and working closely with the business and key stakeholders.

    • AXA PPP healthcare

      Mar 2009 - Dec 2009
      Senior Project Manager

      Senior project manager implementing PMI healthcare package for the International business unit

    • Charities Aid Foundation

      Dec 2009 - Oct 2016
      Senior Programme Manager

      Senior programme manager

    • Experian

      Oct 2016 - now

      Overseeing several large-scale programmes designed to implement the strategic roadmap and grow the business, bringing key products and features to market and onto our Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.

      • Programme Director

        Jul 2018 - now
      • Senior Project Manager

        Oct 2016 - Jul 2018
    • Wood Mackenzie

      May 2022 - now
      Product Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management

      BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
      Jul 2015
    • Leadership and Change

      LSE Online
      Dec 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified SCRUM Master

      Scrum Alliance
      May 2013
    • Pragmatic Marketing Certified - Level Two (PMC-II), Foundations and Focus

      Pragmatic Institute (Pragmatic Marketing + TDI)
    • Certified SCRUM Product Owner

      Scrum Alliance
      May 2014
    • Product Focus Certified Product Manager

      Product Focus
      Oct 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified LeSS Practioner

      The LeSS Company
      Aug 2021
      View certificate certificate