
Willy Simon joins Tiziana as non-executive director
pharmafile | November 27, 2015 | Appointment | Research and Development | Tiziana life sciences
Tiziana Life Sciences has appointed Willy Simon as a non-executive director who brings the benefit of a long and successful career as a banker.
Willy Jules Simon, aged 64, is a banker and worked at Kredietbank N.V. and Citibank in London before serving as an executive member of the board of Generale Bank NL from 1997 to 1999 and as the chief executive of Fortis Investment Management from 1999 to 2002.
He acted as chairman of Bank Oyens & van Eeghen from 2002 to 2004. From 2004 until 2012, he served as a non-executive director of Redi & Partners Ltd., a fund of funds. He was previously chairman of AIM-traded Velox3 plc until 2015 and had been a director of Playlogic Entertainment, a NASDAQ OTC listed company.
Gabriele Cerrone, who is executive chairman of the company comment: “I am delighted that Willy Simon has agreed to join the Board of Tiziana Life Sciences. Willy’s career as a senior banker and as a director of other publicly listed companies gives him a wealth of experience which complements the skills of the existing Board.”






