Naomi Simson

Ms Simson is a business leader and marketing professional with 40 years of commercial experience. She held various marketing roles at global companies including IBM, Apple, KPMG, and Ansett Airlines. In 1996, she launched her first venture, a marketing consultancy company. Just five years later, she founded RedBalloon, a pioneering online experience marketplace in Australia. In 2017, she cofounded the Big Red Group, an experience platform business with brands such as Adrenaline, Experience Oz, Local Agent, and Everything NZ. She is a non-executive director of Big Red Group.