Simon Boddie

Simon Boddie is an Independent Non-executive Director at LTG and the former Chief Financial Officer at Coats. Simon has also served as a Non Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Michael Page, as well as Finance Director Key Markets, Global Supply, and European Region at Diageo.

Boddie began their career at Diageo in 1998, where they served in various finance roles including Finance Director Key Markets, Global Supply and European Region. In this role, they were responsible for leading a team of 450 finance staff and achieved key performance targets, profit and cash for 1st time in 4 years. Simon also led the resource allocation programme in Germany and established the regional procurement team.

In 2000, they were appointed Finance Director of Global Supply at Diageo. In this role, they were a key member of the steering group which led the merger with Seagram business.

From 1999 to 2000, they served as Finance Director of Europe Region at United Distillers & Vintners. In this role, they developed and executed a plan to align underbond pricing in Europe and managed the European share service centre.

Boddie joined Coats in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer. Coats is the world’s leading industrial thread manufacturer with 17,000 employees in over 50 countries around the world.

Boddie has also served as a Non Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit

Simon Boddie completed a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Simon also has a certification from the INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES in Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Simon Boddie attended Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset for high school.