Simon Bransfield-Garth

• Chief Executive, Azuri Technologies, United Kingdom

BA and PhD in Engineering, St John's College, Cambridge, UK. Former Fellow, Cambridge University. Twenty-five years building rapid growth, technology-based businesses in sectors including semiconductors, automotive equipment and mobile phones. Career includes seven years at Symbian, the phone OS maker, as Member of the Leadership Team and Vice-President, Global Marketing. Founder, Myriad Solutions. Currently, CEO, Azuri, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, delivering pay-as-you-go solar power on a commercial basis to rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.