Simone, a senior lawyer, is a board member of the External Reporting Board (XRB), a board member of the Centre for Sustainable Finance, a trustee of the Gift Trust and a Juno lawyer supporting Invest NZ.
Simone has held executive roles at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) as Assistant Governor Strategy, Engagement and Sustainability, and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) as director of Strategy, Risk and Assurance. Simone was Chair of the FMA’s Strategic Risk Committee and Regulatory Policy Committee, and was a member of the RBNZ’s Financial Stability Committee and Enforcement Committee.