Simon Usher Email & Phone Number

Oxted, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

5 month appointment leading a rapid review, to maximise the upside of recent successes

Ending darkness with scaleable, sustainable solutions

Change catalyst - freelance strategy projects (including occasional interim leadership assignments). Helping visionary leaders simplify complexity and turn ideas into practical, actionable strategies. Partnership facilitator - building consensus around ideas and turning joint passion into commitment.Strategy innovation - helping unlock potential

Took time out to focus on recovery from post viral fatigue. Celebrated getting my health back by training for and competing in a 600km bike packing ultra!

London, United Kingdom

Interim role to re-focus the Plastic Oceans Foundation (UK) into a global behaviour change platform (as 'Ocean Generation'). Delivered a new strategy, IP, corporate partnership model, senior team, and merger with Ocean Generation, creating the new brand vehicle for a re-launch.

Somewhere Between Canada And Cambodia

We say this is an opportunity to be properly "present", have an adventure and learn more about ourselves and the people we meet along the way. Our children say this is a major mid-life crisis! 9 months with my wife and an off-road tandem. Started in Jasper, Canada and followed the high route down the spine of the Rockies to the Mexican boarder. 3 months around New Zealand. 3 months SE Asia...

Board member from April 2015.Appointed Chair in Feb 2017Appointed interim Executive Director (at request of the Board) and stepped down as Chair in November 2017

London, United Kingdom

Interim role, reporting into the Board, taking day-to-day ownership for current operations whilst also leading a fundamental re-think of the role of MADE-BY in driving change in the fashion and apparel sectors. Left with firm transition plan in place and Transition Director appointed.

London, United Kingdom

Challenged the way a global Standard (certification) system can achieve impact as a "change platform" - refocused the purpose and implemented a radical change in strategy and governance in order to become "the" platform for sustainable sugarcane (the largest agri commodity in the world). Professionalised the organisation and transferred ownership of industry engagement from London to the field; radically improving perception and engagement, leading to real change on the ground. Significantly increased in membership and income.

Global role leading the development and implementation of group strategy and it's translation into regional and local strategy.> Global strategy to focus all operations on Health and Child Protection (The bookends of development for the next generation). Strategy also included global "Because I am a Girl" campaign - recognising the significance of gender equality in achieving development impact, and using the campaign to learn to better embed a diversity/marginalisation lens into programming> Country specific focus on transitioning "programme country" operations to locally relevant, locally owned civil society organisations | Invaluable learning on how to transition, local governance and partnership models | Significant work of fundraising strategy> Significant research into effective governance / governance reform> Fundraising strategy - global and local> Transformational development of "portfolio strategy" thinking - how to be globally credible and locally relevant

Challenging the way a global corporate embeds sustainable development into its normal business modelRepresented the "Government Supply Chain" on the UK Local Government's Climate Change Commission

Developed a fascination for Strategy Innovation (how companies think differently) during my MBASpent six years supporting senior execs to innovate in all 3 sectors - International business development projects - including Egypt and Russian Far East- Interim COO for business turnaround- Public / Private partnership strategy- Public / Public partnerships- iNGO impact strategy- Governance for innovation

London, United Kingdom

Joined on graduate fast track programmeBroad professional and commercial trainingOperational roles and international commercial roles, including Head of Commercial for India offshoring operation and Alliance account manager as part of One World startup.

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

Pre-University Engineering Apprenticeship / sponsored through university

Mba, Strategy Innovation

Postgrad, Design, Manufacture & Mgmt

Bsc(Hons), Engineering Science