Simon Morris is one of the most successful creative entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom. He was inducted into the UK Marketing Hall of Fame after a career that launched Sega in the territory and made Sonic the Hedgehog a household name. He is Chairman of Novel, the podcast company.
Simon was the worldwide creative lead for Amazon for nearly a decade. He was a senior global leader and the first person to be made Chief Creative Officer of the company. Under Simon’s creative and innovative leadership, the Amazon brand has reached new heights, churning out award-winning ads and content. Two creative highlights include the 2020 Christmas ad "Ballerina" and the Alexa Super Bowl campaign which garnered an Emmy nomination.
Prior to Amazon, Simon co-founded and built the brand LOVEFiLM, which was sold to Amazon following its exponential growth across Europe, ultimately becoming the Prime Video platform of today. He has also been part of the business success of Graze and Tails.com.
Earlier in his career, Simon served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Sky, Managing Director of Ginger TV...Simon Morris is one of the most successful creative entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom. He was inducted into the UK Marketing Hall of Fame after a career that launched Sega in the territory and made Sonic the Hedgehog a household name. He is Chairman of Novel, the podcast company.
Simon was the worldwide creative lead for Amazon for nearly a decade. He was a senior global leader and the first person to be made Chief Creative Officer of the company. Under Simon’s creative and innovative leadership, the Amazon brand has reached new heights, churning out award-winning ads and content. Two creative highlights include the 2020 Christmas ad "Ballerina" and the Alexa Super Bowl campaign which garnered an Emmy nomination.
Prior to Amazon, Simon co-founded and built the brand LOVEFiLM, which was sold to Amazon following its exponential growth across Europe, ultimately becoming the Prime Video platform of today. He has also been part of the business success of Graze and Tails.com.
Earlier in his career, Simon served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Sky, Managing Director of Ginger TV – which produced TFI Friday – and later created the first-wave dot-com giant Football 365 (Music 365, Rugby365, etc).
During his extraordinary career, Simon has built numerous well-known brands, creating billions of dollars of shareholder value. His achievements have been recognised with three Emmy nominations and multiple other creative awards, including multiple appearances on the Campaign Power 100 list.moreless
Simon served as Director of Advertising EU from May 2014 before stepping into the role of Global Creative Director in September 2016, where he oversaw the company's creative assets and advertising campaigns on a global scale.
LOVEFiLM International Ltd
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
2004 - May 2014
London, UK
LOVEFiLM was a DVD-by-mail and streaming video-on-demand service based in the United Kingdom and Europe. The service was bought by Amazon in 2011 and ultimately developed into the Prime Video platform.
Ginger Productions is part of the STV Group's network production arm. It produces award-winning television shows for the UK audience. The company was purchased by STV in 1999.
HP Autonomy
Marketing Director
1996 - 1997
London, UK
Autonomy was a global leader in human information processing software. Its extensive management and analytic capabilities for structured data were dependent on its ability to extract meaning in real-time from all forms of data. Hewlett-Packard acquired Autonomy in 2011 when it became HP Autonomy.
Sky UK Limited (formerly BSkyB) is a British telecoms company and broadcaster that provides internet, mobile, fixed line and television services to UK-based customers.
Sega Corporation is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment corporation. Sega of America and Sega Europe, the company's foreign operations, are based in California and London respectively.
Novel is the biggest independent podcast production company in Europe. Award-winning Novel leads in the industry with audio podcasts and specialises in investigative journalism and cinematic longform narrative series.
Adoreum Partners is a business and corporate development consulting firm that consults, invests in, and builds firms in the luxury, financial services, lifestyle, health and wellness, media, and technology sectors.
Founded in 2008, graze is a snack food subscription service that offers healthy alternatives across the UK. The company was acquired by Unilever in 2019.
Campaign is a global business publication that focuses on advertising, marketing, and commercial creativity. Simon is featured as part of the magazine's Power 100 2021 list of influential marketers. Simon has featured on the list on several occasions.
3 Billion Pairs explores the relation between genetics and the quantified self. It offers individuals access and control over their own medical information by combining machine learning and community participation,
Tails.com is a unique business that produces dog food customised to fulfil the needs of each individual customer's pet. Its team of nutritionists, vets and engineers develops unique recipe for each dog, taking into account their preferences and medical conditions.
