Simon Neville

Simon NEVILLE is a non-executive Adviser to KPMG and Taulia Inc.

Simon joined KPMG in May 2022 to assist in key client support. KPMG is a global organisation of independent professional services operating from 22 offices with some 15,300 partners and staff in the UK.

Simon joined Taulia in November 2021. Taulia is a leading provider of AI powered working capital solutions across a network of over two million businesses and processes US$500+billion of transactions annually. In March 2022 it was acquired by SAP.

Simon was previously Group Treasurer of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, and a Director of Reckitt Benckiser plc before his retirement from full time executive roles on 31st May 2021.

Reckitt’s is a global leader in consumer health and hygiene with operations in approximately 60 countries and sales in almost 200. In 2021 Reckitt reported revenues of £13 billion and has a market capitalization of c.£45 billion.

Simon managed Reckitt’s global Treasury and Insurance teams, with additional responsibility for pension funding, and was a member of the Finance Leadership Team. While at Reckitt’s he led financing transactions totalling c.US$40 billion including the implementation of $400+m of supply chain financing.

Simon has lived and worked in Hong Kong, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and across Europe, and held senior finance leadership roles in a number of diverse international groups including Jardine Matheson, TOTAL, Tesco plc and Tullett Prebon plc.

Simon is a Fellow of both the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Association of Corporate Treasurers’ and holds an MBA from Kingston Business School. He lives in Surrey and has three children.

Simon has three children and lives in Surrey UK with his partner, Bridget. He enjoys travel, and is a Trustee at “Young Epilepsy” and Council Member of the “Association of Corporate Treasurers”. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society for the Arts.