Career Simon Gillham holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Sussex and a postgraduate degree in Education from the
University of Bristol. He started his career at
Thomson in 1981 as a language training specialist. In 1985, he created a training and communications company: York Consultants. In 1991, he was appointed Communications Vice-President at Thomson Consumer Electronics. In 1994, he joined the CarnaudMetalbox group. In early 1999, Simon Gillham was appointed V-P Communications of the
Valeo Group, before being appointed as
Havas Communications Vice-President in April 2001. He joined Vivendi in 2007 as Communications and Sustainable Development Senior Vice President. Les Déferlantes Sud de France and Garorock. In 2010, Simon Gillham was appointed
Officer of the British Empire by
Queen Elizabeth II.
Rugby In 2007, he was appointed CEO of CA Brive Corrèze Limousin by then club owner,
Daniel Derichebourg. In November 2016, Simon Gillham replaced Jean-Jacques Bertrand as club Chairman. CA Brive Corrèze Limousin. He was succeeded by Thierry Blandinières in 2024. == Notes and references ==