Simon Gallagher, CEO at Euronext London: How Power Point helped me become the powerful CEO
My Duvet Flip by Jack Parsons
Jack Parsons
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🗓️ 12 December 2024
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
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Episode Guest
Meet Simon Gallagher, CEO at Euronext London and Head of Global Sales.
Simon Gallagher is the CEO of Euronext London and a Member of the Managing Board since 2024. With over two decades at Euronext, he has held pivotal roles including Head of Cash and Derivatives, Head of Equities, and Chief of Staff for European Cash Markets. Simon’s career trajectory reflects his expertise in planning, strategy, and leadership across various domains of the financial markets.
Before joining Euronext, Simon worked in the oil and gas sector, focusing on political risk, industry analysis, and public affairs. His academic achievements include an MBA with distinction, a CFA certification, and advanced degrees in philosophy and economics, showcasing a blend of strategic and analytical acumen.
Simon’s leadership is defined by resilience, adaptability, and a strong commitment to professional and personal growth.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 What am I going to get out of this project?
01:09 What's your secret ingredient for adapting to change?
02:12 How are you?
03:22 What are your strategies for adapting to change?
06:19 Can one skill define your career?
08:09 Why is he on stage doing that?
08:54 Can I present that idea?
11:17 Were you an extrovert or an introvert growing up?
13:52 What's your advice for building resilience?
18:04 What makes Euronext a good place to start a career?
23:33 What is your objective as a CEO?
27:49 What should you research about a company?
29:06 Can I add a third option?
29:52 Is that the right direction?
30:16 What benefits should I ask for?
31:01 What does that say about you?
33:05 Is it really that simple?
34:37 What would your Netflix documentary be about?
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| 0:00.0 | This is so, so important. At the start of anything you're given, just put 10% of your selfish |
| 0:04.8 | little brand in it right at the start and think, right, at the end of this project, what am I going |
| 0:09.4 | to get out of it? If you are selfish in the right way, it can be a superpower for your career. |
| 0:14.6 | Imagine yourself as your own little brand and what you can get out of everything you can do. |
| 0:18.4 | You've just got to accept that if you want to get promoted and go forward, you have to be selfish. |
| 0:21.9 | You can't not be. |
| 0:22.6 | Otherwise, you'll just be everyone's servant doing everything for them. |
| 0:24.9 | But if you feel that little bit of resentment about someone else taking your work, don't let it fester. |
| 0:28.3 | That means you've got a bit of ambition. |
| 0:29.5 | You want to get noticed. |
| 0:30.3 | And you've got to listen to that and just make sure it happens. Hi, my name is Simon Gallagher. I'm CEO of Euronex London. Across Europe, we employ 2,500 people, and this is my duvet clip. |
| 0:41.3 | What's your advice to the next generation in terms of building their resilience? |
| 0:45.3 | You don't become resilient if you don't throw yourself into difficult situations. Resilience is like a muscle. You have to build it. If you never expose yourself to difficult situations, then you will never become resilient. You don't have to get up on stage and do a speech to a thousand people. Just do |
| 0:57.3 | something every few weeks or every month or if you can every day that just pushes your comfort zone. |
| 1:01.6 | If you don't do it, nobody else is going to do it for you. It's like a muscle. If you want to get |
| 1:05.0 | muscles, you go to the gym. Step by step. You don't start on the big dumbbells, do you? What's your secret ingredient of adapting |
| 1:11.2 | to change? I think you have to be part of the change and be a bit selfish and see opportunities |
| 1:16.6 | in the change. Whatever you do, make sure you're noticed by people around you. So when there's |
| 1:20.4 | a reorganisation, they went, oh, Simon could do that. And that's how I started it. You're an |
| 1:24.2 | extra. And this really weird thing I could do was doing really good PowerPoint slides. |
| 1:27.9 | My nickname became not Simon, but slide man. |
| 1:31.5 | And my final question, what's your duvet flip? |
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