Simon Lambert
Chief Technology Officer at Blink
Simon Lambert
Chief Technology Officer at Blink
United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Technology Officer
2024 - Current
Blink is the employee super-app for frontline organisations. With a mission to revolutionise work life for employees, closing the digital divide and enabling distributed organisations to communicate effectively and engage together like never before.
CTO
2023 - 2024
Birdie is the leading home healthcare technology platform that aims to radically transform the lives of older adults. Its all-in-one solution supports millions of care visits every month, equipping care providers with the tools they need to deliver better quality care and improve efficiency across most day-to-day operations. Birdie is B-Corp certified and was recently named as a top two Home Health Tech provider globally in the cohort of top 150 Most Innovative Digital Health startups by CB Insight in 2021.
Innovation CTO
2023 - 2023
Co-Founder & CTO
2021 - 2023
Exit to Saga Plc. One Garden is a community for the curious that brings together world experts and people who love to learn for fascinating Talks & conversations, through high quality livestreamed events.
CTO
2016 - 2021
Treatwell, the new name for Wahanda, is the largest hair and beauty booking platform in Europe. With 500 people working in offices throughout Europe, and over 20,000 local partners, Treatwell allows customers to book hair and beauty appointments directly, at a time and price that suits them. It gives salons a platform to market their businesses and fill their quieter times with its bespoke salon management software, Connect.
CTO
2012 - 2016
Wahanda is the leading online booking platform for hair and beauty in Europe. Headquartered in London, Wahanda was founded by Lopo Champalimaud in 2008 and now employs over 400 people across Europe. In the UK alone, customers are able to browse and instantly book appointments at over 9,500 spas and salons. Customers can discover new salons, compare hair and beauty treatments and book appointments easily online 24/7.
CTO
2008 - 2012
moo.com is an online stationer, selling a range of remarkable, custom print products (starring business cards) to customers (SOHOs and SMBs) in more than 180 countries. We are passionate about great design and the difference it can make to our customers and the world. Launched in 2006, MOO aims to disrupt the $100 billion global print industry by combining the values of professional design with the accessibility and reach of the web: making great design available to all. By applying Web 2.0 principles to a 500 year-old market, MOO has leveraged modern design, technical innovation and social media to achieve rapid annual growth and a global reach since launch. With a product range spanning business cards, greetings cards, stickers, post cards and accessories, today MOO prints millions of cards a month and has served hundreds of thousands of customers in over 180 countries. MOO has also become a much-loved brand, with a 75% NetPromoter rating. The company has won 3 Webby awards (the web's Oscars), has been profiled in the Financial Times, and was ranked in the top 10 UK start-up companies by the Guardian Newspaper. MOO currently employs 100 full-time staff and has offices in London, UK and Rhode Island, USA. MOO has also raised over $5m in venture capital from the Accelerator Group, Index Ventures and Atlas Venture, the investors behind Skype, Betfair, Lovefilm, Last.fm and MySQL.
CTO
2008 - 2008
Mobyko is an award winning service that enables people to manage their mobile phone online. It offers complete freedom and flexibility to backup, organise, manage and share using a secure account independent of both manufacturers and networks.
Head Development
2007 - 2008
Development Manager
2002 - 2007
Tech Lead
2001 - 2002
Java Developer
2000 - 2000