Simon Moores
Simon Moores | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1983 Dudley, UK |
| Education | King Alfred’s, Wantage, England |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Simon David Moores is a British businessman and entrepreneur, specializing in the critical minerals, lithium ion battery and electric vehicle (EV) industry.
He is Founder and CEO of Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London-based, IOSCO-assured Price Reporting Agency (PRA) and specialist market intelligence provider for the technologies and supply chains central to the energy transition.
Career[edit]
Moores began his career in 2006 at Industrial Minerals. He was named Assistant Editor and three years later he became Deputy Editor, where he worked with non-metallic mineral industries. During his time as Deputy Editor, he was responsible for creating the lithium industry’s first ever annual conference, and he also broke the news that China had blocked rare earth exports to Japan in 2010.[1][2][3]
In 2014, Moores established Benchmark Mineral Intelligence - also known as Benchmark - in the aim of setting a new standard of price reporting built upon a robust, independent way of collecting market sensitive information, on the principle that accurate market prices and intelligence are a cornerstone of the energy transition.[4][5]
Moores founded Benchmark with no prior investment and, almost a decade later, announced that the business accepted its first investment from private equity fund Spectrum Equity in 2023[6].
Announced in 2024, Benchmark is a recipient of the King's Awards for Enterprise under the category of International Trade[7] on the recommendation of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Simon Moores will be presented with the award by His Majesty The King’s personal representative, the Lord-Lieutenant, on behalf of the company.
As a leading authority figure in the lithium ion battery and EV industries, Simon Moores advises the highest levels of world governance on the transition towards clean energy.
He testified to the US Senate three times, in 2017[8], 2019 [9][10]and 2020[11], where he highlighted the importance of critical mineral supply chains in the energy storage revolution. He has also testified to the UK House of Commons[12] and the Canadian House of Commons[13].
In 2021, Moores was appointed to the UK Government’s first ever Expert Committee for Critical Minerals[14]. He now sits on government committees in the US and UK.
Moores has given guest lectures at Oxford University[15] and Stanford University,[16] and introduced the battery and electric vehicle supply chain subject to the UK public at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.[17]
Moores himself and Benchmark data is widely quoted in global media publications including China Daily, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Times, Bloomberg, BBC News, Thomson Reuters, The Economist, and more.
Moores Racing[edit]
Established in 2023, Moores Racing is a professional investing firm into British and Irish horse racing. It has a long term goal of building a portfolio of investments across the British and Irish horse racing ecosystem.
It has notable partnerships with trainer Kevin Phillipart de Foy’s KPF Racing[18] in Newmarket and Brownsbarn Thoroughbreds.
Moores Racing’s horses include Bigger Than Giga, So Darn Hot and Perfect Dark.
References[edit]
- ^ Moores, Simon (22 September 2010). "China bans Japan RE exports". indmin.com.
- ^ Shirouzu, James T. Areddy, David Fickling And Norihiko (2010-09-23). "China Denies Halting Rare-Earth Exports to Japan". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Moores, Simon (24 September 2010). "Japan investigates China RE". indmin.com.
- ^ "Price Premium Narrows Between Lithium Hydroxide and Carbonate | INN". Investing News Network. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ gareth (2019-07-05). "Benchmark Minerals with some home truths on future lithium supplies". MiningIR. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Scheyder, Ernest (November 15, 2023). "Private equity fund takes 20% stake in EV data provider Benchmark Mineral". Reuters.com.
- ^ "The King's Awards for Enterprise Magazine: Winners". kingsawardsmagazine.com. May 6, 2023.
- ^ "Full Committee Hearing to Examine Energy Storage Technologies". energy.senate.gov. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Murkowski: Energy and Mineral Security are the Building Blocks of a Robust Economy". energy.senate.gov. February 9, 2019.
- ^ "EV 'arms race' revs up Murkowski's old minerals bill". politicopro.com. September 5, 2019.
- ^ "THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, THE ROLE OF THOSE SUPPLY CHAINS IN ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY, AND CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO REBUILD AMERICA'S SUPPLY CHAINS". govinfo.gov. June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing - Oral evidence". committees.parliament.uk. May 9, 2023.
- ^ "RNNR COMMITTEE MEETING". www.ourcommons.ca. February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Business Secretary opens latest meeting of the Critical Minerals Expert Committee". www.gov.uk. January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Energy Colloquia | Oxford Energy". www.energy.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Rare Metals Public Agenda - Securing Critical Resources in a New Green and Industrial Era" (PDF). fsi-live.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com.
- ^ "The Royal Institution – 12 March 2019 – The Faraday Institution". 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ https://www.kpfracing.com/