SIMON FOVARGUE

Simon is the founder of ByBrook, a business consultancy providing constructive challenge, strategic guidance, and specialist advice to enable high performance and sustainable growth for companies operating in the public sector and mission-critical industries.

His previous role was Chief Executive of Leidos UK & Europe, a key region for the Fortune 500 global science, technology, and engineering solutions provider. In this market, the business serves as a strategic supplier to the UK Government, creating smarter technology solutions across diverse segments including defence, security, public services, energy, transportation, and logistics.

Before Leidos, Simon was the CEO of the ATLAS Consortium, supporting strategic enterprise digital transformation with the UK MOD. He also led the defence arm for DXC, a Fortune 500 multinational IT company focused on secure, mission-critical systems and operations. Prior to that, he served as General Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, managing their global portfolio with multinational oil and gas company BP, following a series of defence-specialist roles at Hewlett Packard and Electronic Data Systems.

Before joining Electronic Data Systems in 2006, Simon served for 19 years as an infantry officer in the British Army. His military career featured extensive operational experience, earning him an MBE for leadership on operations, alongside his completion of the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College.