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Simon Holden

Observer · DISC type ci
Chief Executive Officer at CityFibre
📍 United Kingdom

Simon Holden is the Chief Executive Officer of CityFibre, leading its mission to expand the UKs full fibre digital infrastructure. He leverages a background in engineering from Imperial College London and over 25 years of TMT investment banking experience, including as a Partner at Goldman Sachs.

He made the significant career transition from Global Head of Telecoms, Media and Technology at Goldman Sachs to leading a major UK infrastructure challenger.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Curious
Assertive
Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation.

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

UK Digital Competition
Advocates for a competitive market to prevent a duopoly, believing it drives innovation, lowers prices, and benefits UK consumers and businesses.
Full Fibre Infrastructure
Passionate about building future-proof digital infrastructure to support UK economic growth and provide superior connectivity through a wholesale network.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Executive Officer
CityFibre
10-2023
Senior Advisor
Keensight Capital
3-2019 - 9-2025
Group Chief Operating Officer
CityFibre
1-2019 - 2-2019
Advisory Director
Goldman Sachs
2-2018 - 12-2018
Vice Chairman Investment Banking EMEA
Goldman Sachs
In the press

Media appearances

CityFibre announces leadership transition: Simon Holden to succeed Greg Mesch as Chief Executive Officer. Featured in CityFibre
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Irrational and anti‑competitive: CityFibre CEO urges CMA scrutiny of NexFibre, Netomnia, VM‑O2 consolidation play. Featured in Telco Titans
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Education
1986 - 1989
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Imperial College London
1981 - 1985
Education details unavailable
St Paul's School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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