Meet the Team
Director
Gary Simon
Gary Simon is a leading figure in the UK, accounting and finance profession. He is the Chief Executive of FSN and the leader of the FSN Modern Finance Forum on LinkedIn, with a network of more than 58,000 senior finance professionals worldwide.
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The bulk of Gary’s professional experience has been as a senior consulting partner with Deloitte, one of the largest professional services organisations in the world. His field of expertise is information strategy, performance management and financial reporting systems working at Board level with global 2,000 companies, large public sector organisations and central government as well as spells in the mid-market. As a senior member of the UK management team, he recruited hundreds of finance professionals, from new graduates through to senior consultants, directors and partners as well as guiding clients on senior finance appointments.
He retired from Deloitte in 2005 to set up FSN Publishing, as a provider of thought-leadership and research to the accounting profession as well as the global financial software industry, establishing the popular FSN Modern Finance Forum on LinkedIn in 2011.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; a Fellow of the British Computer Society; a Chartered IT Professional; a Graduate of London University and the author of four books on financial software and information systems.
Contact:
Call 07770310891
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Director
Michelle Fabian
Michelle Fabian is an FSN director and experienced finance professional. She has played a pivotal role in leading the rapid growth of the FSN Modern Finance Forum on LinkedIn, setting the agenda for FSN’s cutting edge research.
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Michelle started her career qualifying as a chartered accountant in London with PKF (UK) LLP, working on numerous engagements covering a variety of sectors including banking, property, hospitality, leisure and mining. In 2009, she branched out into commerce working for Tesco and was responsible for analysing the performance of 800 stores nationwide to support decision making for both finance and operations.
With the growth of FP&A, Michelle ultimately became responsible for the preparation of the 5 year financial forecasts of the Online Grocery Business (Tesco.com).
In 2013, Michelle joined FSN as Community Director, organising business round tables, events and research with CFOs and senior finance professionals worldwide.
Michelle is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; and holds a first class honours degree in accounting and information systems from Manchester University.
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Contact:
Call +44 (0) 2084452688
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