RBC BlueBay Asset Management
Simon Ashdown has extensive work experience in the technology and financial industries. Simon started their career at Deutsche Bank, working in technical architecture. Simon then moved to BGI, where they served as a Design & Development Manager, focusing on hedge fund and derivatives platforms. Simon joined Man Investments as an Agile Delivery Lead, leading a project to scale middle office processes. At Man, they also took on the role of MAN-GLG Integration Technology Project Lead, coordinating teams across multiple sites. Simon later became AHL's Front Office Development Manager, overseeing the development of critical trading system components and transforming business processes. Simon then joined Option Computers as the Head of Development, responsible for managing a global team and delivering software solutions. Simon continued their career at Barclaycard as a Technical Lead / Agile Coach, providing technical leadership and supporting dev-ops work. Simon later worked at Spinnaker Consulting Limited as an Agile Coach and at Argos as an Enterprise Technical Programme Manager. Currently, Simon is the Head of Engineering at BlueBay Asset Management, where they lead engineering efforts and serves as an Agile Coach.
Simon Ashdown attended Bangor University from 1989 to 1992, where they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Engineering. In addition to their formal education, Simon also holds several certifications, including Certified LeSS Practitioner, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I - 100% pass mark), Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I - 96.7% pass mark), and Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS - 93% pass mark). The institutions from which they obtained these certifications are Scrum.org.
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RBC BlueBay Asset Management, which represents RBC Global Asset Management (the asset management division of the Royal Bank of Canada) outside North America, provides global investment management services and solutions to institutional and wholesale investors. We are an active investment manager partnering with clients to deliver optimal outcomes across asset classes. Our investment expertise is characterised by our specialist fixed income credentials and broad-based equity capabilities, plus integrated ESG approach and impact investing strategies, enabling us to respond to a full range of client requirements around responsible investing. With US$98 billion* in assets under management (as of 08/02/23), we design investment strategies and provide investment insights to meet client needs and focus on partnership, transparency and engagement to make clients’ lives easier. Being part of RBC, the large global bank, is one of our strengths and provides financial stability, security and scale, enabling us to invest in top quality proprietary research, advanced IT platforms and ESG practices, which provides comfort to clients and supports our growth. For information relating to how we use social media, please visit: rbcbluebay.am/3zwFkXs References made to awards/industry affiliations/professional association are not an endorsement by any third party to invest with RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and are not indicative of future performance. Investors should not rely on awards for any purpose and should conduct their own review prior to investing. *Assets under management, for fixed income funds managed by RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and RBC GAM US which are managed within the RBC BlueBay investment platform. As of February 8, 2023.