GBMS Tech Executive Team
The GBMS Tech Executive Team are a variety of leading experts from cyber security, insurance and leading business environments around the globe bringing vast experience and knowledge to build the orginisation and take GBMS Tech to the next level.
We are a committed and motivated team of people who deliver cyber security as a service with our ground breaking solutions.
Simon Simmons
Simon Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO Simon is responsible for the overall success of the business. He will lead the development and execution of short and long-term strategies, creating and implementing the company’s vision while maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities and industry developments with the goal of improving revenues and increasing shareholder value.
For many years Simon has worked at a senior level within IT services gaining qualifications in cyber security and kernel level drivers. Whilst at Johnson Controls he gained extensive experience in various market sectors including Military, Oil and Gas, Banking, Telecoms and Data Centres.
Simon Simmons
Simon Simmons
Simon Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO Simon is responsible for the overall success of the business. He will lead the development and execution of short and long-term strategies, creating and implementing the company’s vision while maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities and industry developments with the goal of improving revenues and increasing shareholder value.
For many years Simon has worked at a senior level within IT services gaining qualifications in cyber security and kernel level drivers. Whilst at Johnson Controls he gained extensive experience in various market sectors including Military, Oil and Gas, Banking, Telecoms and Data Centres.
Chief Executive Officer
Simon Simmons
Simon Simmons
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO Simon is responsible for the overall success of the business. He will lead the development and execution of short and long-term strategies, creating and implementing the company’s vision while maintaining awareness of the competitive market landscape, expansion opportunities and industry developments with the goal of improving revenues and increasing shareholder value.
For many years Simon has worked at a senior level within IT services gaining qualifications in cyber security and kernel level drivers. Whilst at Johnson Controls he gained extensive experience in various market sectors including Military, Oil and Gas, Banking, Telecoms and Data Centres.
Michael Lithgow
Michael Lithgow
CBE CEng FIET
Non Executive Chairman
Michael Lithgow CBE CEng FIET (Perigee Advisory Services Ltd). Senior business and technology transformation advisor. 40 years+ experience in technology, communications and IT arena.
Fourteen years as Managing Vice President with Gartner Consulting leading multidisciplinary teams providing advice to Board level in the public and private sector. He has undertaken a number of large strategic programme assurances working with clients and eco-systems of providers to ensure timely, affordable and profitable delivery of critical capability.
Michael Lithgow is known for providing pragmatic and impartial advice based upon a thorough understanding of the business, economic and commercial drivers. During his 30 years in Defence he held appointments in R&D, Acquisition, MoD, PJHQ and UKSF. He commanded up to and including Brigade level.
Michael Lithgow
Michael Lithgow
Michael Lithgow
CBE CEng FIET
Non Executive Chairman
Michael Lithgow CBE CEng FIET (Perigee Advisory Services Ltd). Senior business and technology transformation advisor. 40 years+ experience in technology, communications and IT arena.
Fourteen years as Managing Vice President with Gartner Consulting leading multidisciplinary teams providing advice to Board level in the public and private sector. He has undertaken a number of large strategic programme assurances working with clients and eco-systems of providers to ensure timely, affordable and profitable delivery of critical capability.
Michael Lithgow is known for providing pragmatic and impartial advice based upon a thorough understanding of the business, economic and commercial drivers. During his 30 years in Defence he held appointments in R&D, Acquisition, MoD, PJHQ and UKSF. He commanded up to and including Brigade level.
CBE CEng FIET
CBE CEng FIET
Michael Lithgow
CBE CEng FIET
Non Executive Chairman
Michael Lithgow CBE CEng FIET (Perigee Advisory Services Ltd). Senior business and technology transformation advisor. 40 years+ experience in technology, communications and IT arena.
Fourteen years as Managing Vice President with Gartner Consulting leading multidisciplinary teams providing advice to Board level in the public and private sector. He has undertaken a number of large strategic programme assurances working with clients and eco-systems of providers to ensure timely, affordable and profitable delivery of critical capability.
Michael Lithgow is known for providing pragmatic and impartial advice based upon a thorough understanding of the business, economic and commercial drivers. During his 30 years in Defence he held appointments in R&D, Acquisition, MoD, PJHQ and UKSF. He commanded up to and including Brigade level.
Non Executive Chairman
Michael Lithgow CBE CEng FIET
Michael Lithgow
CBE CEng FIET
Non Executive Chairman
Michael Lithgow CBE CEng FIET (Perigee Advisory Services Ltd). Senior business and technology transformation advisor. 40 years+ experience in technology, communications and IT arena.
Fourteen years as Managing Vice President with Gartner Consulting leading multidisciplinary teams providing advice to Board level in the public and private sector. He has undertaken a number of large strategic programme assurances working with clients and eco-systems of providers to ensure timely, affordable and profitable delivery of critical capability.
Michael Lithgow is known for providing pragmatic and impartial advice based upon a thorough understanding of the business, economic and commercial drivers. During his 30 years in Defence he held appointments in R&D, Acquisition, MoD, PJHQ and UKSF. He commanded up to and including Brigade level.
Paul Morrison
Paul Morrison
Chief Strategy Officer
Paul has has 39 years experience in sales and has consistently delivered success, 20 of those years were spent at Gartner; the world’s leading Technology Advisory company. Paul was Head of Sales for the European Mid Size Enterprise division, where he doubled the revenue from 2013 to 2016.
More recently he took over responsibility for Gartner’s business in South Africa, growing revenue in the first year and boasting the first time a transition has delivered growth in year 1. Year 2 doubled revenue and year 3 saw growth of 157%.
Paul has a capacity for strategic thinking and developing achievable strategies. However, plans and ideologies are worthless without the ability to execute and deliver them and throughout his tenure as a sales leader, having consistently delivered on his plans through prioritisation, strong communication and execution, we are best placed to ensure that GBMS Tech are able to meet our ambitions.
Paul believes in the power of teams and has built and been part of several high performing teams. Trust, commitment, and accountability are key tenets in his approach, and it will be these traits that will help us dominate the cyber security market.
Paul Morrison
Paul Morrison
Paul Morrison
Chief Strategy Officer
Paul has has 39 years experience in sales and has consistently delivered success, 20 of those years were spent at Gartner; the world’s leading Technology Advisory company. Paul was Head of Sales for the European Mid Size Enterprise division, where he doubled the revenue from 2013 to 2016.
More recently he took over responsibility for Gartner’s business in South Africa, growing revenue in the first year and boasting the first time a transition has delivered growth in year 1. Year 2 doubled revenue and year 3 saw growth of 157%.
Paul has a capacity for strategic thinking and developing achievable strategies. However, plans and ideologies are worthless without the ability to execute and deliver them and throughout his tenure as a sales leader, having consistently delivered on his plans through prioritisation, strong communication and execution, we are best placed to ensure that GBMS Tech are able to meet our ambitions.
Paul believes in the power of teams and has built and been part of several high performing teams. Trust, commitment, and accountability are key tenets in his approach, and it will be these traits that will help us dominate the cyber security market.
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Paul Morrison
Chief Strategy Officer
Paul has has 39 years experience in sales and has consistently delivered success, 20 of those years were spent at Gartner; the world’s leading Technology Advisory company. Paul was Head of Sales for the European Mid Size Enterprise division, where he doubled the revenue from 2013 to 2016.
More recently he took over responsibility for Gartner’s business in South Africa, growing revenue in the first year and boasting the first time a transition has delivered growth in year 1. Year 2 doubled revenue and year 3 saw growth of 157%.
Paul has a capacity for strategic thinking and developing achievable strategies. However, plans and ideologies are worthless without the ability to execute and deliver them and throughout his tenure as a sales leader, having consistently delivered on his plans through prioritisation, strong communication and execution, we are best placed to ensure that GBMS Tech are able to meet our ambitions.
Paul believes in the power of teams and has built and been part of several high performing teams. Trust, commitment, and accountability are key tenets in his approach, and it will be these traits that will help us dominate the cyber security market.
Karen Miles Kingston
Karen Miles-Kingston
Chief Operating Officer
Karen has 25 years’ experience in Senior Account Management and Operations the latest being for an American multinational consumer goods corporation, bringing her many years of experience and expertise to GBMS Tech.
Joining the team as an administration assistant, but very soon promoted to General Manager, she has now taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Karen will drive the compliance and general operations, ensuring robust processes and procedures are in place that see the company grow from strength to strength, underpinning the company structure and ultimately driving the business forward.
Karen Miles-Kingston
Karen Miles-Kingston
Karen Miles-Kingston
Chief Operating Officer
Karen has 25 years’ experience in Senior Account Management and Operations the latest being for an American multinational consumer goods corporation, bringing her many years of experience and expertise to GBMS Tech.
Joining the team as an administration assistant, but very soon promoted to General Manager, she has now taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Karen will drive the compliance and general operations, ensuring robust processes and procedures are in place that see the company grow from strength to strength, underpinning the company structure and ultimately driving the business forward.
Chief Operating Officer
Karen Miles-Kingston
Karen Miles-Kingston
Chief Operating Officer
Karen has 25 years’ experience in Senior Account Management and Operations the latest being for an American multinational consumer goods corporation, bringing her many years of experience and expertise to GBMS Tech.
Joining the team as an administration assistant, but very soon promoted to General Manager, she has now taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Karen will drive the compliance and general operations, ensuring robust processes and procedures are in place that see the company grow from strength to strength, underpinning the company structure and ultimately driving the business forward.
Antony Allen
Antony Allen
Non Executive Director
Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Antony became one of the youngest Fellows of the Institute aged only 28.
The first period of his career was spent working for Kidsons, Binder Hamlyn accountancy until he set up his own business. He remained managing partner of his firm for 32 years until recently selling his share of the company.
His experience includes negotiating the purchase of professional football clubs, obtaining finance for business start-ups, expansions, taxation and undertaking all work associated with multi-disciplined broad-based accountancy firms.
Antony Allen
Antony Allen
Antony Allen
Non Executive Director
Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Antony became one of the youngest Fellows of the Institute aged only 28.
The first period of his career was spent working for Kidsons, Binder Hamlyn accountancy until he set up his own business. He remained managing partner of his firm for 32 years until recently selling his share of the company.
His experience includes negotiating the purchase of professional football clubs, obtaining finance for business start-ups, expansions, taxation and undertaking all work associated with multi-disciplined broad-based accountancy firms.
Non Executive Director
Antony Allen
Antony Allen
Non Executive Director