Simon Weston CBE

Simon Weston CBE is a Welsh former soldier who survived severe burn injuries during the 1982 Falklands War, suffering 46% burns aboard the RFA Sir Galahad. After extensive reconstructive surgery and recovery, he became a professional motivational speaker with nearly thirty years' experience, delivering keynote and after-dinner presentations to organizations across the UK and Europe. He founded Weston Spirit, a Liverpool-based youth charity, and remains patron of several charities supporting the disfigured and wounded.