Joburg to London

Leanne Simpson is Managing Director of Quintessentially South Africa, the global luxury lifestyle management group. She was born in Johannesburg. Leanne lives mostly in London and is married to Aaron Simpson (36), co-founder of Quintessentially. After travelling extensively Leanne settled down in London and started working at Quintessentially in 2001. Quintessentially South Africa was launched in November 2004. The company was founded by Aaron Simpson, a former film producer with Elton John's film production company Rocket, and his friend Ben Elliot, nephew of the Duchess of Cornwall, in London in 2000. Ben’s background was restaurants and clubs. The company now operates in 27 countries.