Simon Johnston

Marketing Director, Markel UK

Simon Johnston

Marketing Director, Markel UK

Biography

Simon joined Markel in November 2019 as UK Marketing Director from his previous role as Head of Marketing at Travelers.

He began his marketing career at Weber Shandwick/ McCann and has worked in-house and agency-side in the US, Asia-Pacific and Europe with a range of brands including Shell, Honda and Allianz. Simon is a member of the Worshipful Company of Marketers and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

At Markel, Simon leads the UK marketing function with responsibility for insight, proposition development, brand, internal comms, PR and digital. He is a member of UK Executive team and the Markel International Diversity & Inclusion network.

Simon is married with two children and enjoys football and motorsport.