About Simon Barrington
Simon is passionate about raising up a generation
of leaders who are clear about their identity,
have a strong sense of belief, and a core inner
strength that leads them to have extraordinary
influence.
Before starting Forge Leadership, Simon led
Samaritan's Purse UK as Chief Executive from
September 2003 to May 2017 after a successful
business career in the telecommunications'
industry, where he was a Senior Manager at a
large Telecommunications Company.
Simon enjoys travelling, having lived in Taiwan
in his early twenties and then having the
privilege to lead international relief and
development projects in many African countries
and across the Middle East, Eastern Europe,
Central Asia and South East Asia. His strengths
are in ideation, developing others, strategic
thinking, connecting disparate pieces of the
jigsaw and activation. His focus at Forge is on
helping other people reach their full potential.
Simon is married to Heather, they live in
Ipswich and have two grown up children. They
are active in Burlington Baptist Church where
Simon leads worship.