Simon Wright

Project Director at Daifuku Oceania

Simon Wright has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Simon currently works as a Project Director at Daifuku Oceania since November 2022. Prior to this, they served as an Interim Operations Director at IMESA SpA from April 2021 to October 2022. Simon also co-founded Test-Track-Monitor Limited in 2020, where they held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Board Member. Simon was responsible for product development and defining/ executing industrialization and commercialization strategies for innovative medical and industrial-use iMask and TOI-based digital health platform. Simon has also held significant positions at companies like Aptiv, ADMETAM, TREMEC Belgium, Bosal, JOST World, Gestamp, and Valeo, where they demonstrated strong leadership skills and spearheaded operational turnarounds, audits, and improvement projects. Throughout their career, Simon has worked with various departments such as production, logistics, quality, R&D, purchasing, sales, HR, and finance. Simon has managed teams and projects on a global scale and has extensive experience in the automotive and manufacturing sectors.

Simon WRIGHT attended Yeovil College from 1981 to 1984, where they pursued a degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Simon later enrolled in the INSEAD in 2000 and completed a Mini MBA program in 2001.

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  • Project Director

    November, 2022 - present