Simon Latarche

Simon Latarche has a diverse work experience in finance and accounting roles. Simon began their career at Ernst & Young as a Chartered Accountant, External Auditor, from September 1996 to September 2001. Simon then moved on to Smiths Group plc as a Financial Consultant, working from September 2001 to August 2004. Following that, they worked at WPP as a European Group Controller from September 2004 to November 2005. Simon then joined Digitas UK as Chief Financial Officer, where they remained from November 2005 to March 2016. Simon's next role was at Publicis Sapient, where they served as Chief Financial Officer from April 2016 to March 2018. Simon then transitioned to Publicis Media as their Chief Financial Officer from April 2018 to April 2019. Recently, Simon has taken on roles as both Corporate Finance Partner at Milestone Advisory and Co-Founder at SkiYodl, starting in April 2019.

Simon Latarche pursued their education in various fields. Simon started in 1996 and completed their Chartered Accountancy degree in Business Administration and Management from ICAEW in 2000, where they also obtained the title of Fellow Chartered Accountant. In 2008, they attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and earned an Oxford Diploma in Financial Strategy, specializing in Business Finance, Corporate Valuation, and Financial strategies for Growth. Additionally, Simon gained expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions through a program at the London Business School in 2012.

In 2018-2019, Simon attended the Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI) and acquired the Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst certification, focusing on Investments and Securities. Apart from these educational experiences, no specific information is provided about Simon's involvement with the University of Warwick or their time at Norwich School.