David has a portfolio of responsibilities which include being a Non-Executive Director of the Department for International Development, and of the Ministry of Justice.
He is a Fellow of the Sunningdale Institute and Visiting Professor of the Cass Business School. David is also a Fellow of the RSA, Institute of Marketing and Ashridge Business School. He is an Associate of the Institute for Government.
David mentors a limited number of senior leaders and Leadership Teams in the private and public sectors.
Early in his career, David was Head of Marketing for the Dulux brand, where market share was significantly enhanced through innovation, before going on to be Chief Executive of European and then Global businesses, during which time profitability was significantly improved. He also spent a year and a half working in the Cabinet office.
David has co-authored a book called the The Extra Mile on the theme of how to engage your people to win, and is co-author of the MacLeod Report to Government, called "Engaging for Success".
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