Simon is Chief Executive Officer of Farnborough Airport Ltd (FAL) and a non-executive director of AGS Airports Ltd. He has over 30 years of experience working in both the airport and transport sectors. Prior to his current position, Simon was a Managing Director in Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) and was a senior executive responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of some of MAM’s major airport and rail related assets. Simon has held senior positions at a number of UK airport operators over the years and has also been a non-executive director of Bristol Airport, Birmingham Airport, Brussels Airport, Copenhagen Airport and Newcastle Airport. Simon holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Transport Studies, a Master of Business Administration and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport.​

“It is a huge privilege to be associated with the Freedom Flight Prize and all that the programme stands for. Farnborough Airport was the first business aviation airport in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and being the birthplace of British aviation means our pioneering spirit is fully supportive of this incredible initiative” – Simon Geere