Simon Cummins

Simon Cummins is the London based Head of Odgers Berndtson's Global Sports Practice

Simon was a Director of Global Education Management Systems' (GEMS) schools in the UK. Before joining GEMS in 2003, he was a Director at Gabbitas, heading their recruitment and consultancy department. He spent two years establishing Education-on-Line in the UK, a company dedicated to creating and delivering communication portals to LEAs and SMEs.  Prior to this, Simon was a Head Teacher for ten years. Whilst at Millfield in Somerset, he was Head of the Prep and a member of the Management Executive Group for all three Millfield Schools and Millfield Enterprises.

Simon is an accomplished sportsman, playing a high level of rugby and cricket, as well as being a grade five white-water canoeist and ‘extreme’ rock-climber. He is an External Board member for the Bath University MBA programme, a former Board member at ESRFU and an advisory member of the Board of Common Purpose London.

Simon was educated at London (Borough Road College), Greenwich and Bath Universities (BA Hons degree in Physical Education & History and a Masters in Educational Management). He is due to complete a MBA shortly. Simon is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts.