Simon De Montfort Walker

Simon de Montfort Walker is senior vice president and general manager of the Oracle Food and Beverage Global Business Unit; he joined Oracle in 2018. Tapped for his deep experience in hospitality technology, de Montfort Walker leads the business unit’s efforts to deliver innovative hardware and cloud solutions, enabling restaurants of all sizes to personalize the guest experience, streamline operations, and grow their businesses.

During the past 15 years, de Montfort Walker has built a track record of success in software sales, strategy, and execution for both public and private companies. Most recently, he served as the chief technology officer and president of eGate Solutions at gategroup, with a focus on hospitality, supply chain, and end-customer servicing solutions. He also has served as executive vice president for operations at Blue Cod Technologies and was general manager for Octavian, Inc.

Throughout his career, de Montfort Walker has held leadership roles in a number of technology firms as well as led the operational turnaround efforts for technology companies in travel, banking, insurance, and hospitality as an operator and, previously, as a management consultant with Sapient Corporation.

de Montfort Walker holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of King’s College in Canada and a master’s degree with honors from the University of Texas at Austin.