Simon Latarche

Simon Latarche serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer at CLOSER since February 2025, bringing extensive experience in financial leadership roles. Prior to this position, Simon was a Corporate Finance Partner at Milestone Advisory from May 2019 to January 2025, and held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Publicis Media from April 2018 to April 2019, as well as at Publicis Sapient from April 2016 to March 2018. Additional experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer at Digitas UK for nearly eleven years and the European Group Controller at WPP. Simon began a finance career as a Financial Consultant at Smiths Group plc and as a Chartered Accountant at EY. Educational credentials include a Chartered Accountancy degree from ICAEW, an Oxford Diploma in Financial Strategy from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, and certifications in financial modeling and mergers & acquisitions from the Corporate Finance Institute and London Business School, respectively.