Simpson appointed chairman of REA Grimes

Simpson Xavier co-founder David Simpson has been announced as chairman of Dublin real estate group REA Grimes. A former chairman of Aviva Group Ireland, he helped to grow Simpson Xavier (now BDO Ireland) from a two-person chartered accountancy practice to one of the leading advisers of owner-managed businesses in Ireland, with a staff of more than 450.

He has also served as a former senior independent non-executive director of Aviva Group Ireland, president ...