Simon is the founder and CEO of international marketing technology and services company, ITG. Since establishing ITG in 2009 with the ambition to build a market leading sector disruptor, he has grown ITG to a £100 million+ global business, employing more than 600 people. ITG is a trusted technology partner and services provider to some of the world’s leading brands and retailers including Heineken, M&S, Puma, Sainsbury’s, IWG (Regus) and Renault. Simon strongly believes that the two main pillars to business success are uncompromising customer service and continuous, rapid innovation across all areas of technology and service delivery. The business has recently rebranded, as part of its global expansion, with a new refreshed identity, under the strapline ‘Intelligent marketing made simple’. Prior to forming ITG, Simon Ward was co-founder and CEO of SP Group and commercial CEO of St Ives Group. He was honoured with the title EY Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015, BPBA Entrepreneur of the Year in 2016, and was named Birmingham Businessman of the Year in 2017.