Simon Thompson

Simon Thompson was appointed as Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute in 2007 after working for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in Central & Eastern Europe, and for the International Federation of Accountants. Under his leadership, the Institute has grown to become the largest professional body for bankers in the UK, with nearly 35,000 members and students in more than 100 countries.

Simon is the author of Green & Sustainable Finance: Principles and Practice, published by Kogan Page and leads the Institute’s work in this area. He chairs the UK’s Green Finance Education Charter on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and is a former Vice President of the European Bank Training Network.

Education

• The University of Edinburgh - MBA, Business 2001 - 2002
• BPP University - Honorary Doctor of Business Administration 2014
• Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland - FCIBS 2011 - 2012
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development - MCIPD 2011 - 2012
• The University of Edinburgh - Master of Business Administration (MBA) 2001 - 2002
• Newcastle University - BA, Politics and Economics 1989 - 1992
• Activities and societies: Politics - Cults Academy 1982 - 1989