SIMEON PERRY

EXPERIENCE

Simeon has  25 years experience in social housing with both York and Leeds City Councils in a variety of roles in housing services including estate management, policy development, service improvement, performance management, project management of IT systems and latterly had responsibility for an area of housing asset management commissioning activity over £100m from both internal and external contractors.

ROLE AT EFFICIENCY NORTH

Simeon Perry joined Efficiency North in November 2017 to lead the development of EN:Able Communities CIO. Simeon is passionate about working in collaboration with a variety of stakeholders to produce innovative solutions to support the sustained regeneration of communities in Northern England.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Simeon is passionate about overcoming social injustice and supporting both people and their communities prosper.  This has been rooted in his upbringing in southern Africa where he saw at first hand the injustices of the then South African government.  In 2020 he was appointed as a Board Trustee to the Bishop Simeon Trust, an international aid charity supporting youth work projects in South Africa. Simeon has been chair of a primary school governing body and Board Director of a social enterprise.