Major General Simon Howe Brooks-Ward, CVO, CBE, TD, VR is a British event organiser and former senior Army Reserve officer.

[2] He served in the Iraq War as the Commanding Officer of the Royal Yeomanry, the only Army Reserve unit to receive a battle honour during the conflict.

[3][4] In 2004 he was awarded the Territorial Decoration, and in 2005 he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services in Iraq and to defence.

[11][12] Brooks-Ward arranged his first major event at the age of 27, directing the Luciano Pavarotti horse show in Italy.

[13] In addition, Brooks-Ward was the Equestrian Adviser at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and the site selection and feasibility plans for London 2012, the 2008 TA100 National Pageant, the Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo, the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Pageant,[14] and the BAFTA Award Winning Queen's 90th Birthday Celebrations at Windsor.