Simon Roberson

Simon is Regional Manager for BT Regions in the North East. He is responsible for BT’s contribution to the economic, social, and educational development of the region, working in partnership with government, business organisations and local communities. Simon has presented at a number of local and national conferences on the application of technology to business and social issues. He is a regional judge for The Teaching Awards and the eCommerce Awards.

Simon joined BT in 1998 after 19 years in the IT industry with ICL and Syntegra. Most recently he was Regional Market Manager for BT Government, where he helped to create the Broadband partnership between BT and ONE North East, a £10 million project to bring high speed communications to every community in the region. Previous roles included managing BT’s business with the utilities industry, developing partnerships with BT for companies entering the communications market, and managing part of a major transformation programme centred around CRM.

Simon joined ICL from university, working as a systems analyst and project manager before moving into sales. He worked with customers in the utility sector during their privatisation, creating and managing joint ventures to market software and services into deregulating energy markets worldwide. Joining Syntegra in 1994 to help spearhead their development in the utilities market, Simon led CRM systems projects and consulting assignments.

Simon was educated at Cambridge University with an MA in Classics. Aged  48, he is married with three children and lives in Northumberland. In his spare time Simon works with a number of community organisations and enjoys music, history and country life.