Simon Gillham
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Simon Gillham (born 24 February 1956 in Letchworth Garden City) is the co-owner and director of the professional French rugby team Club athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin.[1] He is also chairman of the English Championship, the second level of men's English rugby. Between 2007 and 2022, he was a member of Vivendi’s Management board. He is the father of 4 Franco-British children.
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| Born | 24 February 1956 |
| Education | University of Sussex, University of Bristol |
| Occupations | Chairman, Vivendi Village, Senior Executive Vice President, Communications & Member of the Management Board, Vivendi, Chairman, Club athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin |
Life
Career
Simon Gillham holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sussex and a postgraduate degree in Education from the University of Bristol.[2]
He started his career at Thomson in 1981 as a language training specialist. In 1985, he created a training and communications company: York Consultants. In 1991, he was appointed Communications Vice-President at Thomson Consumer Electronics. In 1994, he joined the CarnaudMetalbox group. In early 1999, Simon Gillham was appointed V-P Communications of the Valeo Group, before being appointed as Havas Communications Vice-President in April 2001. He joined Vivendi in 2007 as Communications and Sustainable Development Senior Vice President.[2]
In 2007, he became Executive Vice-President - Communications Vivendi, as well as Chairman of Vivendi Village.
Through Vivendi Village, Simon Gillham was behind the development of a range of regional festivals particularly in France, such as the Brive Festival,[3] Les Déferlantes Sud de France and Garorock.[4]
In 2010, Simon Gillham was appointed Officer of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.[2]
He was appointed to the Vivendi Management Board in November 2015.[2][5]
Rugby
In 2007, he was appointed CEO of CA Brive Corrèze Limousin by then club owner, Daniel Derichebourg.[6] In 2009, he acquired the club “with some friends”.[7][6][8][9] In November 2016, Simon Gillham replaced Jean-Jacques Bertrand as club Chairman. CA Brive Corrèze Limousin. He was succeeded by Thierry Blandinières in 2024.