Simon Burke

Simon Burke is a business leader in the retail and consumer sector.

A chartered accountant by training, he was CEO of Virgin Entertainment and several other retail and leisure companies. More recently he has worked as chair or senior director in a variety of consumer businesses, including Majestic Wine, Bathstore.com, Hobbycraft, the Co-op Group and Bakkavor PLC. He has also been a director of the BBC and a trustee of the National Gallery.