David holds a number of non-executive board positions and is currently Chair of Royal Bank of Canada (Europe) Ltd., and Chair of Archax Ltd. He is a non-executive Director of Brewin Dolphin, Montis Digital, the University of Manchester, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and an advisor to RGP Consulting.

David was previously a non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for CIBC World Markets plc, Chair of Redwood Bank, and the lead Independent Non-executive Director for Fullerton Health pte in Singapore. He was a member of the Manchester University Global Leadership Board and Deputy Chair, Hon. Treasurer and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committees for the River and Rowing Museum in Henley. Prior to that David was European CFO for Morgan Stanley, Chief Executive of Morgan Stanley Bank International and a member of the Firm’s European Management Committee. Before joining Morgan Stanley, David was International Treasurer and European head of the Global Banking Group for Goldman Sachs. David has also worked for Coopers & Lybrand and the Plessey Company plc.