Simon Brimblecombe Email & Phone Number

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

I am Chief Technical Adviser at the ILO in Bangkok and as Head of the ILO Regional Actuarial Services Unit, manage projects and provide technical input on social protection projects in 8 countries in the region. Working directly with social security institutions, the provision of actuarial, financing and policy support as well as capacity building activities seeks to strengthen social protection provision in the region.

Geneva, Switzerland

I was responsible for research, investment and actuarial issues at the International Social Security Association in Geneva, Switzerland producing original research, manage multi-stakeholder research projects, producing different technical reports and providing technical advice to member institutions.I managed a number of ISSA projects including:- The ISSA-ILO Actuarial Guidelines covering valuations, accounting issues, risk management and investment among others. Responsible for actuarial workshops & ISSA actuarial conference content- The ISSA Adequacy project : defining and measuring a multi variable measure of adequacy of retirement and unemployment benefits www.issa.int/adequacy - Megatrends project which studies the impact of future trends on social security provision including labour market trends (2013), climate change (2014, family / gender (2017) and demographic trends (2018)- Investment activities including the ISSA Investment Guidelines, investment workshops and the ISSA reserve fund monitor

Région De Ottawa, Canada

Member of different working groups at the IAA (Resource and Environment Working Group, Social Security Committee, Mortality Working Group and Population Issues Working Group) and contributed to different articles, reports and seminars

I set up and managed SJRB Consulting and provided advice to companies on issues relating to employee benefits and training and development on a range of international employee benefit and compensation issues. I also worked with Governments and public sector funds on pension and social security reform projects. During this time I also worked as a lecturer in various topics (Communications, Statistics and Intercultural Management) at the IFM in Geneva and part time as Deputy Director at the British Council in Berne working on different projects including on the effectiveness of micro risk management (presentation at the Global Risk Forum in Davos in 2010) and multi country projects on languages, immigration and climate change.

Nyon, Switzerland

I was responsible for the International Practice managing 8 staff and advising companies on international pension and employee benefit issues as well as broader workforce issues. Projects included management of International Accounting Standards projects, mobility issues and effective risk management. I was also involved and managed projects advising Governments on pension and health reform including the setting up training courses for counterparts on economics and benefit issues.

London, Uk And Geneva, Switzerland

Consultant and actuary on projects in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Provided advice to corporate clients in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Switzerland as well as working with Governments on pension reform issues in Asia and the Middle East.

Geneva, Switzerland

Teacher of Undergraduate and Graduate courses on Management, Compensation and Employee Benefits and broader HR Issues whilst working at Mercer.

Maidenhead, Uk

Provided advice to Governments and Institutions on pension and social security reform. Worked in over 20 countries on the introduction of new and sustainable pension and health systems including the provision of advice on the macroeconomic impact of reforms, relevant supporting legislation and training of counterparts.

Msc, Latin American Economics

Fellow Of The Institute Of Actuaries, Actuarial

Qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries after passing 10 examinations on statistics, probability, mortality, investment.

Ba, Economics, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of University College managing a business with > £100k turnoverModules included micro and macro.