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Simon Reid

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Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships at Babcock International Group
📍 Greater Plymouth Area, United Kingdom

Simon Reid is a Chartered Engineer and Managing Director at Babcock International, leading strategic partnerships with a focus on the defence and maritime sectors. An MBA graduate from Strathclyde Business School, he has over 25 years of experience leading complex submarine and nuclear infrastructure programmes. People who have worked with him describe him as intelligent, professional, and dedicated.

Outside of his primary role, he lives in Devon with his wife and two daughters. He is an avid kayaker, runner, and road cyclist, often found at the coast in his spare time. His professional and personal interests often intersect, showing a deep passion for the maritime industry.

Unique fact: Simon is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Strathclyde and holds a first-class honours degree in design engineering, for which he won the Carr Memorial Prize.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Plymouth Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

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Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven

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Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

Strategic Partnerships
He is responsible for Babcock's strategic relationship with the UK Cabinet Office and leads the Strategic Partnering Programme across government and industry.
Collaborative Working
Represents Babcock as an Ambassador member of the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), advocating for collaboration to drive growth in the defence and nuclear sectors.
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Career

Work history

6-2021
Managing Director, Strategic Partnerships
Babcock International Group
2-2020 - 9-2021
Future Maritime Support Programme Major Bid Director
Babcock International Group
6-2019 - 6-2020
Chief of Staff and Naval Nuclear Strategy Director
Babcock International Group
5-2023 - 9-2024
Director, Maritime Research and Innovation, UK
MarRI-UK
Project Manager
Babcock International Group
In the press

Media appearances

Simon Reid Joins MarRI-UK as Interim Director. Featured in Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK)
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Simon Reid Biography – Maritime Research and Innovation UK. Featured in Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MARRI‑UK)
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Education
2015 - 2017
Master of Business Administration
Strathclyde Business School
2005 - 2007
Master of Science
Lancaster University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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