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Simon

Pollard

Chairman, Advisor, Investor, YäRKEN
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Countries worked in
Australia, Singapore, New York, London, Hong Kong and many others
Industries worked in
Financial Services, Government, Venture Capital, Investment Banking
Key Roles & Titles
  • IBM Vice President: various roles including:
    • Global GM, Managed Business Process Services
    • Integrated Account Managing Director
  • Chairman, Yarken.com
  • Former law firm Partner specialising in technology law and enterprise contracting
Management Skills & Competencies
  • Experienced senior mentor
  • High EQ
  • Led full P&L
  • Managed teams up to 28,000 FTPs
Companies worked with
  • Gilbert+Tobin
  • TPI
  • Macquarie Bank
  • IBM
  • HSBC
  • HCL Software
Current City
Sydney
Hobbies
Travel, Cinema, Ocean Swimming, Contemporary and Aboriginal Art
Book Recommendation
Anything by Stephen Fry or Michael Lewis

Get To Know Simon

With a career spanning both vendor-side P&L and geographic leadership roles, as well as transformational change within large enterprises, Simon Pollard brings a unique blend of strategic insight and operational experience.

As a formally trained mentor during his tenure as a Band B Vice President at IBM, Simon has continued to mentor executives globally, currently supporting C-suite Executive leaders across Taiwan, Florida, Germany, Auckland, and Sydney.

Now serving on two start-up boards, Simon specialises in working with C-Suite and emerging leaders, particularly CEOs of private or mid-sized companies, with a strong focus on the technology sector.

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