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Simon Paris

Examiner · DISC type sc
Chief Executive Officer at Unit4
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Simon Paris is the CEO of Unit4, a people-centric enterprise software company, and a Non-Executive Director at Thomson Reuters. With an MBA from INSEAD, he has a strong background in financial technology, previously serving as CEO of Finastra. Colleagues describe him as a "strategic leader" and a "winner with a human touch. "

He is a vocal advocate for fostering a more ambitious, risk-embracing tech culture in Europe to accelerate innovation in the AI era.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Process Oriented
Overcautious
Status Quo Seeker

Being observant comes to them naturally. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

European Tech Ambition
He actively promotes the need for a faster, more ambitious, and risk-embracing culture for European technology companies to thrive in the AI era.
Enterprise AI Adoption
Championed a company-wide AI Learning Festival, featuring firms like Microsoft and ServiceNow, to upskill all employees on artificial intelligence.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Unit4
11-2020
Non Executive Director
Thomson Reuters
6-2018 - 1-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Finastra
6-2015 - 6-2018
President / Deputy CEO
Finastra
2-2020 - 7-2024
Non Executive Director
Everbridge
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
8-1997 - 7-1998
MBA
INSEAD
1989 - 1993
BA (Hons)
European Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

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