Hi, I'm Simon

Meet Simon, MD of EMBS Talent for 22 years and counting.

Next year marks 30 years in tech recruitment for Simon, a journey filled with innovation, challenge, and growth. His primary focus is achieving the business’s short term goal, a three-year growth plan to double the size of the company by driving excellence, building strong partnerships, and delivering exceptional results.

At EMBS, we specialise in Tech and Engineering Recruitment, partnering with businesses to build permanent teams with strong cultures and provide specialist contract and fractional resources.

Our expertise spans six key practice areas in EMBS Technology:

• Cloud and MSP
• Software Engineering
• Data and AI
• Networks and Infrastructure
• ERP and Digital Transformation
• Cyber Security

As a company, we’re proud to have over 80% of our clients outsource their recruitment to us exclusively. In return, we deliver a 90% vacancy fill rate, a testament to the trust and results we bring.

Personal Interests:

Outside of work, Simon is based in Duffield, Derbyshire, where he lives with his wife, Caroline, and four kids: Isla, Tommy, Edie, and Arthur.

Favourite Places:

When Simon is not working on the business and is relaxing, he loves to enjoy retreats with the family. Two places that stand out are Devon and Majorca.

This year, Simon has turned into a LinkedIn celebrity, sharing powerful content and insights, sparking conversations and as a result, reaching 2.3 million views on his  LinkedIn posts. Simon is a man of the people and thoroughly enjoys helping and engaging with others, whether they be candidates, clients, peers or simply just other like-minded business people, supporting them in their talent journey.

If you haven’t had a conversation with Simon, drop him a message!