Simon H.

VP Sales & Commercial Development @ GenH2

Germany

About

"I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people." Mahatma Ghandi Leadership, and Business Model creation and disruption, are my passions. Working with a range of businesses across various global sectors allows me to push and pull the best aspects from various business models into the path of others - a wonderful source of opportunity often through conflict and change. My entrepreneurial and positive mindset sees possibilities and not barriers. I am a creative strategist who excels at team building and culture development. As a leader, I lead through vision. I have a deep understanding of global markets, sales processes and customer dynamics. I bring cross-cultural competency and senior government level engagement to an organisation.

Experience

  • VP Sales & Commercial Development at GenH2
    Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    The market leading mid-stream liquid hydrogen manufacturing and technology company. Born from DNA and IP ex NASA, GenH2, now a Path2Hydrogen company and listed on the Frankfurt exchange (PTHH) is ready for rapid growth in the European market and beyond. For the economics of liquid hydrogen to stack, zero loss storage and transfer is crucial. No boil off, no leakage. Enter GenH2. A true ‘zero loss’ storage and transfer system for liquid hydrogen.

  • New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (9 yrs 8 mos)
    • Trade Commissioner (Germany, Russia, Scandinavia)
      Apr 2021 - Aug 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    • Trade Commissioner (Malaysia & Brunei)
      Nov 2017 - Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    • Customer Manager
      Jan 2016 - Oct 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

      New Zealand Trade and Enterpise (NZTE) seeks to grow companies internationally – bigger, better, faster – for the benefit of New Zealand. We identify, plan for and act on the biggest opportunities a company faces in two ways: Firstly, by boosting a company’s global reach and market knowledge to help them succeed and secondly, building in house capability in each company to succeed internationally. My desire is to experience immersion in a broad variety of business models, to learn from these, and then spread the key learnings across a broader set of New Zealand companies. I want to make a difference to New Zealand by working one on one with high growth exporters. I love the variety and challenge of working strategically, and at C-level with each of these businesses.

  • Vice President at Saint Bede's College Old Boys Association
    2011 - Jan 2018 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    Responsibilities: • Manage the affairs of the Old Boys Association and related entities within the College • Assist in developing future strategic vision for the school. • Deliver annual series of events.

  • DB Breweries (Christchurch)
    • Business Investment Manager
      Jul 2009 - Jan 2016 · 6 yrs 7 mos

      Responsibilities: • Lead commercial negotiator of financial investment. • Manage and inspire a high performing team to exceed KPI’s and innovation targets. • Coach and supporter of regional sales force in development and investment process. • Business model planner, developer and executer for key customers. • To identify and pursue greenfield commercial development and innovation opportunities. • Monitor and review financial performance of partnered businesses. • Discover and deliver International hospitality trends to local environments. • Expand DB business model to take advantage of revenue and profit opportunities.

    • Business Development Manager
      Oct 2007 - Jun 2009 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Canterbury Regional Sales Manager
      Sep 2005 - Oct 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Trustee at Te Awa o Te Ora Trust
    Feb 2014 - Jan 2015 · 1 yr

    Finance and Risk Portfolio's