King's College London

Simon will be joining King’s from Nous Group, an international management consulting firm, with deep expertise in Higher Education. Simon brings to King’s over 20 years experience at Nous, establishing their UK office in 2015 and most recently leading their UK Higher Education practice.

In his consulting career, Simon has specialised in Higher Education and has led the definition and execution of strategic change at many universities in the UK and overseas including a variety of assignments at King’s.

'I am delighted to be joining King’s at this exciting time as the University prepares to embark upon Strategy 2030. From the consulting engagements I have undertaken with King’s over the years I’m keenly aware of the opportunities in front of the institution. I’m now looking forward to joining King’s colleagues in the New Year to play my part in helping the University achieve its ambitious agenda.' 
- Simon Lancaster, incoming Executive Director, Transformation

'Simon brings extensive experience of transformation from across HE and other sectors; both in the UK and overseas. His leadership, innovation and skills will be invaluable as we continue to transform our university’s services, processes, systems and structures in line with the objectives within King’s Strategy 2030 to ensure we are able to thrive in a fast evolving and challenging global market. I look forward to welcoming him to King’s in 2026 and supporting him in his new role.'
- Jeremy Cook OBE, Senior Vice President (Operations)