Simon van den Dries leads the maritime business unit within Spire Global.
With a group spanning all continents he is responsible for the business, strategy, product development and commercial relations for Spire Maritime.
Spire Maritime is a dedicated group within Spire Global that enables companies with the advantage of data that result into business improvements.
He joined Spire at the Luxembourg global headquarters in July 2018. Prior to Spire, Simon has held leading roles in the satellite and telecommunications sector having worked in Honeywell Global Tracking, General Electric (GE) Asset Intelligence and SES satellites where he has lived and worked across the globe.
Simon has a Master degree of public and business administration from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is Dutch by nationality, speaks 5 languages, is happily married and they have together 2 sons.
Simon Van den Dries

- General Manager
- Company: Spire Maritime