Simon Best

Simon Best is Chief Executive at the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).

Simon joined the IAM in 2008 from GE Capital Solutions where he was responsible for the BT business partnership, thought to be the largest partner programme of its type in Europe.

An accountant by profession, Simon was previously the sales director at Liberata and before that spent ten years at Lex Vehicle Leasing, where he rose to Corporate Sales Director.

Simon’s role at the IAM takes in both the charity and its commercial arm, IAM Drive & Survive, which contributes to occupational driver training safety. While the IAM is best known for the advanced driving test, it is not widely associated with eco-driving techniques, which it also promotes.

IAM Drive & Survive has an on-road and on-line course called “ecolution”, designed to minimise CO2 emissions by fleets. Simon has also overseen the introduction of a cycle training initiative, recognising that many drivers are also cyclists.

A keen runner and cyclist himself, Simon enjoys driving and his hobbies include riding his Triumph motorbike having passed his IAM bike test in 2009. A family man with two children, he lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire