Simon Barnard

Simon Barnard currently serves as an Account Executive at Pure Storage, having joined in July 2023. Previously held positions include Major Account Manager at Juniper Networks, Business Development Manager at AuthentiGate, and Board Advisor for Offer Australia. Simon has experience in managing strategic alliances at 5DGlobal and business development at Blue IoT. Simon's earlier roles include Higher Education Specialist at Huawei Technologies and Commercial Director at VERNet Pty Ltd, where responsibilities spanned sales and contract management. Simon began the career as a Sales Executive at uuuga.com, focusing on IT technical resources. Education was completed with a BSc(Hons) in Mechanical Engineering with Mathematics from the University of Reading, from 1981 to 1984.