Mr. Poidevin worked in Global Financial Markets for over 37 years, spending 14 years with Citigroup, culminating in heading the firm’s Corporate Equity Broking division in Australia.
Mr. Poidevin worked in Global Financial Markets for over 37 years, spending 14 years with Citigroup, culminating in heading the firm’s Corporate Equity Broking division in Australia.
Simon was previously Managing Director, Corporate Broking at Bell Potter Securities Limited, a leading Australian full- service broking and financial advisory firm from 2013 to 2020.
Currently, Simon is an Advisory Board Member of leading Safe Harbour insolvency and restructuring firm Wexted Advisors, a Director of WAM Active Limited (ASX:WAA) and has served as a board member on the UNSW Foundation since 1999.
Mr. Poidevin represented Australia in Rugby Union from 1980 to 1992, captaining the Wallabies in 1986 and 1987. He was a member of the 1991 Rugby World Cup winning Wallabies, the first Australian Rugby team to win a Rugby World Cup.
He was awarded The Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and The Centenary Medal in 2003. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1991 and into the Australian Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014.
He is Chairman of The Sports Advisory Council at UNSW and co-founded the establishment of the “Lexcen Scholarships” at the University in 1988. The “Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarships Program” has supported over 220 UNSW Elite Athletes since its creation, enabling 33 Olympians who have collectively won 15 Olympic Medals.
Simon was awarded a Bachelor of Science (Hons) at UNSW in 1982. He is a member of both the UNSW Sporting Hall of Fame and the UNSW Faculty of Science Hall of Fame. He received the prestigious UNSW Alumni Award in 1990.
