Simon Young

Previously serving as Global Head of Business Development & Marketing, I am now currently in the role of Director (Practice Lead) for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Leading a team of 80 on major data centre infrastructure projects with overall P&L and financial responsibility for the MEA region.

Since joining RED in 2019, I have spent several years in various regions, initially in the UK, then expanding the RED business in APAC before relocating to the UAE to focus on the development of the business and operations in the region.

Bringing strategic leadership skills, combined with a talent for cultivating and maintaining global relationships, I am instrumental in driving growth and expansion for RED as will as implementing discipline and controls around financial and contractual management . With a unique approach to business development, which blends technical knowledge with a deep understanding of market dynamics, has consistently yielded positive results.

In my role Director (MEA), I utilise my extensive experience and strategic insight to further our organisation’s objectives in the region, while also forming part of RED’s global leadership team.

Key Highlights from my current role

• Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
• Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
• Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability returning the P&L to a positive EBIT after several underperforming years.
• Boosted client satisfaction rates through exceptional relationship management and prompt resolution of issues.

• Develop and implement the overall business development, marketing, and strategic plans to achieve company goals
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify new business opportunities and market trends
• Lead the business development team to identify, evaluate, and pursue new business opportunities globally
• Oversee the development and execution of marketing strategies to enhance brand visibility and drive customer engagement
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships and alliances to support business growth
• Develop and manage budgets for business development and marketing activities
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of business development and marketing professionals
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of business development and marketing efforts
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align business development and marketing strategies with overall company objectives

• Company Overview: RED Engineering is a global engineering consultancy that provides innovative solutions across various sectors
• Delivery growth for both the APAC and Middle East regions
• Collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders
• Support in all areas of business development including key client management, marketing, communications, strategic directives
• Provide support to regions and sectors that have a developmental need due to underperformance
• Deliver growth by winning new business across APAC and Middle East
• RED Engineering is a global engineering consultancy that provides innovative solutions across various sectors

• Grow revenue by increasing penetration of specified key accounts
• Lead the development of the sector offerings and train the global sales force capability
• Coordinate, influence and lead across all levels of the business without line management authority

• Commercial responsibility for parts of the EMEA Region
• Developed my region and tracking currently in excess of €150m of data centre project opportunities
• Act as point of contact for all stakeholders on large hyperscale projects

• Company Overview: Etix Everywhere teams build intelligent, innovative, scalable and efficient modular Data Centres
• Focused on the UK and Ireland with a view to growing the data centre network by way of Joint Venture Partnerships
• Develop a pipeline of clients that could co-locate their data anywhere on the planet
• Etix Everywhere teams build intelligent, innovative, scalable and efficient modular Data Centres

• Covered a vast area of the UK focusing on the South Wales, East and West Midlands
• Supported several key UK and European Corporate Accounts

• Company Overview: EPI Service Limited was an international provider of data centre and power protection solutions
• Provided a complete solution for virtually all data centre design and construction requirements
• Designed and built data centres of an exceptionally high standard for some of the world’s largest companies
• EPI Service Limited was an international provider of data centre and power protection solutions