Simon Merry

Chief Risk Officer at Pepper Money UK

Simon Merry has over 20 years of work experience, starting in 1996 as a Branch Manager at Leeds Building Society. Simon then worked as a Customer Account Manager at FirstPlus Financial before moving to Loanlink Ltd as a Secured Loan Packaging Manager. In 2004, they joined Nemo Personal Finance as a Training & Competence / Operational Support Manager. Simon then worked at Optimum Credit Ltd. for 10 years, first as Head of Conduct & Compliance / Company Secretary and later as Compliance Director. Most recently, they held the position of Compliance Director at Pepper Money UK before being promoted to Chief Risk Officer.

Simon Merry's education history is as follows:

From 2020 to 2021, Simon Merry attended the Institute of Risk Management and earned an International Certificate in Financial Services Risk Management. Their field of study was Enterprise Risk.

In 2012 and 2013, Simon Merry studied at the International Compliance Association and obtained a UK Diploma in Compliance.

In 2011 and 2012, Simon Merry attended The University of Glamorgan and earned an ILM Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Leadership.

In 2004 and 2005, Simon Merry studied at the Chartered Insurance Institute and obtained a Financial Planning Certificate.

In 1998 and 1999, Simon Merry attended the Institute of Financial Services and earned a CeMAP qualification.

Lastly, there is no specific information available about the start and end years or the field of study for the education Simon Merry received at Infoline.

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Timeline

  • Chief Risk Officer

    October, 2022 - present

  • Compliance Director

    January, 2022