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= David Simon = Lord Simon of Highbury, CBE (24 July 1939) is best known for having served as Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BP, Advisory Director and Vice-Chairman of Unilever, and as an advisor at the Cabinet Office.

Career
David Simon studied Modern Languages at Cambridge University, before joining BP in 1961. He became Deputy Chairman of the company in 1990, and Chief Executive Officer in 1992. He gave up this role in 1995 to become Chairman, and left the company in 1997.

He was appointed a CBE in 1991 and knighted in 1995.

In 1997, he was made a life peer and became Minister for Competitiveness at the Department of Trade and Industry. He was tasked by Tony Blair’s new government with preparing a plan for the changeover to the euro, and helping government and business understand the business effects of the introduction of the single currency.

He resigned in 1999 when his task was complete, although he continued to advise the Cabinet Office.

Lord Simon of Highbury joined the Board of Unilever in 2000 as an Advisory Director. He became Vice-Chairman in 2006, and retired in May 2009 to be replaced by Jeroen van der Veer. On his retirement, he was also Chairman of the Nomination Committee, and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

He has held numerous other external appointments, including:


 * Senior Advisor to Morgan Stanley International (from 2000).
 * Trustee of Cicely Saunders International, a charity which supports research into palliative care.
 * Non-Executive Director, Suez Group.
 * Member, Advisory Board, Montrose Associates Limited.
 * Member of the International Advisory Board, Dana Gas Corporation.