Simon Hall Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

As Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary at WIMR, I drive operational excellence and strategic initiatives to support world-class medical research. My responsibilities span business growth, financial management, infrastructure development, staff engagement, corporate governance, and commercialization. I am dedicated to advancing WIMR's mission by fostering sustainable growth, operational efficiency, and strategic partnerships while ensuring our research community thrives and our impact reaches a global scale.Innovation & Commercialisation: Overhaul of the IP & Commercialisation Team and associated policies, governance and processes, establishing a robust commercialisation pipeline, optimising IP management, and driving the institute's first spin-out, Phage NewCo.Foundation Strategy & Growth: 80% revenue increase over two years through strategic fundraising and donor engagement. Actively develop major cases for support to secure WIMR's long-term sustainability. As Director on Foundation Boards and Company Secretary, I ensured compliance with charity and fundraising legislation and have restructured trust entities to strengthen financial governance.Cultural & HR Initiatives: Launched comprehensive staff engagement programs, including the WIMR Culture Recognition Program and WIMR Staff Development Program. Overhauled internal communications and achieved high participation in the WIMR Staff Engagement Survey, driving a more engaged and cohesive workforce.Financial Leadership: Delivered significant budget optimisation and improved financial outcomes through effective resource allocation and strong collaborations with Executive Director, CFO and Board Audit & Risk Committee members.Infrastructure & Cybersecurity: Directed major infrastructure enhancements, including cybersecurity improvements and proprietary network infrastructure acquisition to safeguard research operations.

Operations Lead at Melbourne Medical School, coordinating with hospital partners in Melbourne and regional Victoria to advance clinical teaching, medical research, and research commercialization.Melbourne Medical School, established in 1862, is Australia's oldest and a global leader in medical education and research. It collaborates with leading hospitals and research institutes, encompassing all major fields of medicine through its thirteen clinical departments. With over 1,000 staff, MMS is embedded in both metropolitan and rural health services and is a key player in the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct's 47 partner organizations, fostering national and international research collaborations.

Melbourne Area, Australia

Successfully led four major transformation programs, delivering integrated corporate services across HR, Finance & Procurement, IT, Risk & Governance, Capital Infrastructure, Student Services, Marketing, and General Administration.Managed large cross-functional teams, including 10 direct reports overseeing 130 professional services staff, supporting 350 academic staff, and over 1,000 contractors and affiliates. Oversaw service delivery across multiple Victorian sites: Bundoora, Melbourne CBD, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, and Albury-Wodonga. Acted as VP Administration in 2016 and 2019, and as ED Human Resources in August 2017.

Melbourne, Australia

Led operations team through a transformation program to integrate IT and technical support into a shared services model. Oversaw student intake and client services for over 3,500 students. Implemented an engagement strategy, including rebranding the school, launching a new website, developing internal and external communications, and distributing a monthly newsletter to over 6,000 stakeholders. Organized 25+ public events annually.

Coventry, United Kingdom

The University of Warwick was the 4th largest recruiter of international students in the UK in 2009-10. Responsible for business development and stakeholder management internationally across a network of global offices.- International sales, marketing and campaign management; led strategy development, planning, execution and review processes.

Senior Advisor to the interim management team of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, tasked with establishment of a ground breaking university and world leading research institution in Saudi Arabia. Representative of initiative across diverse markets including USA, Ireland, UK, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan. Development of detailed student recruitment strategies for Europe and advisory to regional offices of the International Institute of Education (IIE) on KAUST student recruitment globally. Creation and management of student development program for Saudi nationals in UK institutions incorporating English language training and cultural awareness.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Responsible for the University’s activities related to student recruitment, institutional relations, student mobility, and student experience in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Middle East and North Africa.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Recruitment and marketing manager for Gulf Cooperation Council region, India, Sri Lanka, and Russia with specific responsibility for management of relationship between University and key sponsor, Saudi Aramco

Ireland And Uk

Selected for the fast-track graduate management scheme of General Electric (GE). First rotation undertaken as Team Leader in GE Consumer Finance (Shannon, Ireland) with responsibility for performance management of team of 13 people to meet business targets. Second rotation undertaken as Procurement Manager (Leeds, UK) responsible for implementation of quality tools and projects to realize cost savings and process improvements.

Sophia Antipolis, Provence-Alpes-Côte D’Azur, France

Creation of promotion materials for business intelligence reporting tools through creation of product specification documents and management of web content. Completed as part of internship within bachelors degree.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Graduate Australian Institute Of Company Directors (Gaicd), Company Directors Course

Completed: June 2016

Bsc (Hons) International Business & Modern Languages (Ibml), Management And French

London College Of Music - Teaching Diploma (Alcm Td) - Piano, Music Teacher Education

London College of Music Examinations (LCM Examinations) is an examinations board offering graded and diploma qualifications in music.