Inglis Vic Manager Simon Vivian Retiring

Victorian Bloodstock Manager for Inglis, Simon Vivian, is retiring from the company following 44 years of industry service. Vivian, 64, began at Coles Brothers in Adelaide in 1977 and joined Inglis in 2004. The well-respected auctioneer will officially retire at the conclusion of the Easter Yearling Sale in April. James Price – a former Inglis employee and most recently CEO of Woodside Park Stud – will return to Inglis to take up the position of Victorian Bloodstock Manager upon Vivian’s departure. Price will start with Inglis on March 15. Vivian, 64, said he had been contemplating retirement for “some time now’’ and felt the time was right to do so. “I’ve had a wonderful ride, my entire career has been a privilege and you need to choose the right time to step back and I believe now is that time,’’ said Vivian who began at Inglis in 2004 as a bloodstock consultant and auctioneer following the Dalgety takeover. He became Victorian Bloodstock Manager upon the retirement of Peter Heagney in 2016. On top of his Inglis career Vivian has also worked in South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, the UK, Asia and has been Inglis’ South African representative since 2009. Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster praised Vivian’s impact on the bloodstock and breeding industries throughout his career. “In this industry, Simon Vivian is a household name… Simon has had an incredible influence over so many people during his career and his work ethic and relationship-building with clients is second-to-none.”

Simon Vivian at Inglis' Newmarket sales arena (pic: Steve Hart)