Simon was appointed HSBC's Chief European Economist in 2016. He joined the bank as Chief UK Economist in 2011 following a long and successful career at the Bank of England where he held a number of roles in the Monetary Policy, Financial Stability and Markets areas of the Bank. Simon also worked for two years at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, heading a team in the Macroeconomic Surveillance Department. Since 2015, he has been Head of UK Cross-Asset Research for HSBC.