Simon Conway qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1993. After leaving Stoy Hayward created an independent real estate business. In 1999 Simon created with Anthony Lyons St. James Capital which focused on UK real estate. Between 1999 and 2004 St. James Capital created a mixed use portfolio that specialised in hospitality and retail investments with a combined value of £245 million. In 2004 he acquired with Lyons London’s leading exhibition centre, Earls Court & Olympia (EC&O) for £225 million. EC&O featured over 1 mil square feet of real estate, visitor numbers of over 4 million per annum and 375 staff. At EC&O Simon served as Chief Operating Officer, before selling the business to Liberty International plc in 2007 for £380 million. In 2007 Simon co-founded with Lyons, Matterhorn Capital, which has been actively involved with real estate in the UK, France and the USA. Since 2012, Simon has served as Chief Operating Officer to Future Energy Solutions and its global operations. In addition to the roles at Matterhorn and Future Energy Solutions acts as advisor and a NED to start up business using experience gained in finance, real estate, management process and accounting.