Simon Morse

Marine and Payments Entrepreneur

Simon is a serial entrepreneur turned investing Chairman in the marine and payments sectors. He led Inchcape Shipping Services through an MBO and subsequent sale, founded and sold Optimi Global (payment solutions to marine and media sectors) and has subsequently Chaired numerous PE backed manufacturing and services businesses such as Griffin Global, TGE Marine and Cathelco.

Simon currently serves as a NED to Vanguard Logistics and as Chairman of two Magenta Investments – The North American Guitar Company and Voly Global.

He is a past president of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and a Council Member of Mission to Seafarers and remains an active angel investor.