Hugh Simson

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About Hugh Simson

Hugh has worked as a Lawyer, Chief Financial Officer, Group General Manager and Chief Operating Officer, and has developed a unique set of specialized skills and brings a depth of experience in: high end sales negotiation, business operations management and financial management roles for businesses in real estate, motor yacht sales, and his most passionate sector; the exciting start-up FMCG space. Hugh has dual qualifications in Law and Business. He is a qualified Solicitor and has worked as a Senior Associate at a boutique law firm as well as performing legal roles in-house. He has a sought after skill set to help strategically grow businesses, having been involved in developing and bringing business concepts to market and running his own businesses since 1998, including a clothing line and a group of clothing stores. To more recently founding his own startup in New York and working as Director of Business Operations for a celebrity backed FMCG Beverage startup in New York. Hugh continues to be engaged as a consultant, providing business, legal and strategic advisory services to a range of businesses specializing in strategic growth for startups and entrepreneurial ventures. Hugh is the Head of Strategic Growth and Operations at Gevity Rx.