The idm Group - Better Directors, Better Organisations
Simon Haslam
Key Experience
Simon has 18 years experience as a business principal/executive director.
He works with private, public and third sector organisations around the central themes of marketing, strategy, process facilitation and development.
He is part of the faculty for executive development for a range of organisations including the Institute of Directors, Durham Business School where he is a Visiting Fellow.
He also holds voluntary directorships with a Scottish educational charity and a community transport charity based in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.
Key Achievements
- Focussing working life around the three first-hand components of business direction and governance, conceptual insight and development work for other individuals/organisations.
- Having his firm’s research projects cited in Westminster and Scottish parliaments.
- Contributing to the development of over 10,000 directors and managers over the past 17 years.
- Working on the profile development of the consulting firm DHP in the 1990s, including academic links, book publishing, press and TV.
- Being a regional finalist in IBM’s ‘Business of the Year’ competition
Employment History
- Previous Positions
- Vol. Dir. – Scottish School of Herbal Medicine
- Vol. Dir. – Balmore Transport and Training Group
- Director DHP Ltd
- Director David Hall Marketing Ltd
- Marketing Manage NEI
- Marketing Manager Perkins Engines Ltd

Position:
Associate DirectorKey Skills:
Strategy FacilitationMarketing and Brand Development
Group Decision Making/Facilitation
Executive Mentoring
Social Research, Interpretation and Insight
Professional Qualifications:
PhD (University of Strathclyde)MBA (Durham Business School)
PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner
Chartered Marketer
B Technology (Hons)
Professional Memberships:
Fellow – Institute of Business ConsultingMember – Institute of Directors
Member – Chartered Institute of Marketing
International Experience:
English mother tongueCommercial experience in USA