Simon Hayes is a British businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman for Finsbury Growth & Income Trust Plc and Chairman of Peel Hunt LLP, Chairman at Peel Hunt LLP (Market-Maker) (a subsidiary of Peel Hunt LLP). Simon Hayes is also on the board of Peel Hunt Partnership Ltd. and Macsco 22 Ltd.

In the past he held the position of Chairman of Peel Hunt Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for KBC Peel Hunt Ltd. (Investment Management) and Chief Executive Officer of KBC Peel Hunt Ltd.