Simon Marlow, whose international experience in strategic financial leadership positions spans 13 years, has joined Prophet as chief financial officer, the company announced today.  

Prophet (www.prophet.com) is a leading global consultancy specializing in helping Fortune 500 clients and their senior marketers more effectively use brand and marketing to drive profitable growth. 

Marlow’s career encompasses several professional sectors including, market research advertising and information technology. He has held senior financial positions with operating divisions of Kantar, McCann Erickson and TNS. In addition, his areas of expertise range from operational financial management and reporting to overseeing the human resources, information technology, legal, procurement, and real estate functions. 

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from London University and a CPA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
  "Simon makes a great addition to Prophet’s corporate team," said Michael Dunn, Prophet chief executive officer.  "His strong financial and managerial background will prove valuable to our organization as we begin to explore acquisitive growth and require increasingly sophisticated financial expertise.”

He will work from Prophet’s San Francisco office.