David has a portfolio of chair positions with UK SME manufacturing businesses as well as being a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and a member of the Manufacturing Commission, advising the All Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group. He retains a role at Make UK as a Member of the National Economic Policy Committee and Deputy Chair of their South East Regional Advisory Board and is a Life Fellow of the IoD

David brings this experience to provide operational, governance and financial expertise, he helps structure procedures, development programmes and other key processes. An advocate of “Lean” and Industry 4.0, David helps devise and implement manufacturing strategy. He also uses his technical skills to considerable effect. Advising service companies on the Industrial sector he also performs ‘buy side’ technical due diligence.