Austin Simms

Austin Simms has over 20 years of work experience in the marketing and hospitality fields. Austin began their career in 2000 as an Account Manager at Young & Rubicam. In 2002 they joined Nike as a Brand Connections Manager and in 2007 they were promoted to Head of Brand Communications in CEMEA. In 2011 they moved to Philips as the Global Marketing Director for Personal Care and in 2013 they joined TomTom as the VP Global Marketing Sport. In 2016 they were appointed VP Global Marketing at Brooks Running. In 2020 they became CEO and COO of Dayrize. Additionally, in 2009 they founded and owned BJBAC Hospitality, a bar and restaurant group in Melbourne, Australia with 5 locations.

Austin Simms attended Haileybury College before enrolling at Monash University, where they earned a Bachelor of Business Marketing degree in 1999. Austin also completed a Bachelor in Marketing from Monash University.