I vividly remember meeting Simon for the first time. He’d just been offered a job at Deloitte where I was working, and my manager had invited him along to drinks at a Thames-side bar to meet the gang before formally joining. We hit it off straight away, immediately discovering a common love of music. Like me, he had been to the 25th Glastonbury earlier that month, and we spent the whole evening enthusing about the bands we had seen. As well as being colleagues, we quickly became good friends, attending some amazing gigs (Introducing me to Suede playing live was one of his greatest gifts) and enjoying drunken nights in backpacker bars. We went skiing together several times, using my sister’s house in Geneva as our base. Simon kept his cool despite my atrocious handling of my brother-in-law’s car on the treacherous snow-covered roads leading to the ski-stations. When he bought his first home in Oval, he kindly offered me a room, and so began the most wonderful three years living together. When Matt came to join us, we had the perfect house crew. There was always so much going on, people coming and going, fabulous new year parties, and of course, almost every Friday evening was spent at The Wag club in Soho, dancing to alternative 80s tunes until the small hours. They really were some of the best years of my life. In 1998, Simon and I packed our bags and travelled around New Zealand and Australia. He was the ideal travelling companion - level-headed when required, but always wanting to seek out adventure. We floated through flooded caves on our backs, bunjy-jumped down a massive gorge, panned for gold, dived on the Great Barrier Reef and so much more. Such a wonderful trip with a great friend. Later, after I moved to Australia and we both began the family phases of our lives, we lost touch - something I regret deeply. When we did get to catch up, it was always the same Simon…genuinely warm, smart, level-headed, in control. This is how I will remember him. Tally, Ridley, Mylo and I send our love and deepest sympathies to Caroline, Sophie, Daniel and all of Simon’s family. He will be very much missed.