In 1970, Simon commenced his career in Gosford working for the Meat Exporting Company, Charles David Pty Ltd. In 1973, the group developed Central Coast Cold Stores and Simon was appointed Manager.
He served in this role until 1987 when Metro Meat purchased the Charles David Group of companies, and was appointed State Manager of the Cold Storage Division. During this 21 years Simon represented the CSAA and later RWTA in numerous positions; NSW President (5 years), NSW Delegate on Federal Board (7 years), Export Meat Industry Advisory Council (8 years), Federal President (2 years), Board Member (15 years).
In 1991, Simon developed a FoodPark - Refrigerated Warehouses of Australia at Gosford, providing the Food Processing Industry with cold storage, food processing rooms and transport services. Simon was honoured with Life Membership in 1997, and finally left the Board of the RWTA in 1999, after a period of 26 years.
