Simon Haywood is the Dell Technologies CTO for Media and Entertainment in EMEA - focusing on workflows, solutions and outcomes for customers across the region. He brings to the role experience of diverse challenges from across the industry, and a natural familiarity with the Dell Technologies product portfolio.

Simon has extensive industry experience - specialising in media asset management, content creation, real-time operations and news and sports - working with vendors and partners from across the globe to design, validate and optimise solutions.

Prior to joining the Dell Technologies team, Simon worked for both the BBC and ITN in the United Kingdom, and was an independent broadcast consultant working on a number of projects across the globe. Simon has designed and implemented solutions for large multi-channel news operations, has architected innovative workflows to enable geo-dispersed newsgathering teams, and has supported environments ranging from educational institutions, to major broadcasters, to online video portals.