Simon Goodson has been appointed to the newly created joint role of Senior Vice President – Sales & Lessors, Civil Aerospace at Rolls-Royce.
Previously an officer in the British Royal Navy, Simon spent eight years in the structured asset finance markets with Barclays Bank plc and ING Groep NV, before joining Rolls-Royce in 2003.
Between 2003 and 2010, Simon’s worked in various roles in Rolls-Royce Capital, the Group’s customer financing arm within Treasury, focussing on engine leasing, aircraft sales finance and structured finance.
Between 2010 and 2014, Simon joined Investor Relations to head up the Group’s activities with institutional shareholders.
In 2014, Simon joined Civil Aerospace as Senior Vice President - Lessors Customer Team, responsible for all sales, commercial and customer services activities with lessors.
In 2018, Simon was appointed Senior Vice President – Sales and Lessors, taking over responsibility for Civil Aerospace’s global sales teams, in addition to retaining responsibility for lessor customers.