Simon Russell is a member of the leadership teams of the firm's Industrial and Human Resources practices. In the Industrial Practice, he co-leads the global practices serving the electrical and industrial products sectors. Simon also leads the firm's European Human Resources Practice.
Simon joined Spencer Stuart with eight years of executive search experience with a U.K. search firm. Simon established and led the European Life Sciences Practice from 1996 to 1999. He focuses on senior general management positions in manufacturing and industrial services companies as well as senior human resources positions, particularly the head of function, for a wide range of major public and private companies. His professional work is almost entirely cross-border. Prior to entering executive search, he was an international marketing manager for a small consumer goods company.
Simon graduated with honours from Cambridge University with a degree in history and earned an M.B.A. from INSEAD. He speaks French and Italian.