Summary​

As a coach, David creates an environment of trust, providing non-judgemental challenge and practical insights. He helps leaders to overcome difficult situations, building confidence, resilience, clarity and purpose. ​
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Coaching Style​

David specialises in partnering with C-suite executives, boards and aspiring leaders, drawing on his corporate, professional body and personal experience. He supports leaders in the latter stages of their corporate working life as they face identity shifts, emotional challenges and uncertainty about what comes next. Through a tailored 12–18 month journey, he helps clients redefine identity, reframe purpose and adapt proactively – bridging the gap between celebrating past achievements, their legacy and future possibilities, both professionally and personally, with empathy, insight and transformative coaching.​

Professional Experience​

David brings over 38 years of experience within Financial Services, spanning executive leadership of strategic and operational teams across multiple markets and jurisdictions, together with trustee and board memberships. He spent the last 10 years of his corporate career on the NatWest (RBS) HR Board working directly with the Group CEO and Executive Committee and was closely involved in the successful turnaround changes. During this period, he was Director of Learning and Development, responsible for Leadership, Talent & Succession, Culture, partnering with Harvard to establish the RBS Business School. He created an internal coaching practice with 150 coaches, winning several Princess Royal Training awards.​ Prior to his Learning & Development role, he was the HR Director for the Services division which included technology and operations in India and the US.​ He was also Head of Diversity for NatWest. As a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute, David was a board member (2015-2023) and Vice President & Vice Chair (2021-23).

Qualifications

David completed the Meyler Campbell Mastered business coaching programme in 2019 (accredited by EMCC and AoC), and became an accredited licensed business partner with Clarity4D Limited in March 2021. He has worked with senior faculty from leading business schools (Nitin Norhia, Amy Edmondson HBS, Lynda Gratton LBS, Kevin Kaiser Wharton /INSEAD) and thought leaders (Marshall Goldsmith, Bill Isaacs - Dialogos, Noel, Tichy).​

Personal Interests

A keen sportsman, David enjoys tennis, golf and mountain biking and watching rugby. He also enjoys music, especially live concerts and theatre and is still learning to play his tenor saxophone!