David brings broad commercial expertise at Board and C-level to M&A experience, and a proven track-record delivering investor returns. Having held senior roles with News Corporation, UPC Media and Trinity Newspapers, David was Group MD of the Tote for six years and co-managed its privatisation in 2011, and held senior executive roles at UK Betting Plc and Wembley Plc.

Previously, David was a co-founder of broadband and interactive TV media group, UPC Chello which floated in 1999 for $1.5bn, a co-founder of LineOne which was sold to Tiscali for £60m in 2001. David jointly led the successful buy-out of Renovo Plc which later became market-leading SME lender The Ultimate Finance Group which David chaired for three years.

Since the acquisition in 2015, Ultimate Finance grew its lending products to UK SMEs by over 400% with double digit year-on-year growth across all products. In 2018, the group advanced £1.4bn, returning agreed coupons to up-stream lenders Tavistock Group, RBS, British Business Bank and Lloyds, compared to around £360m advanced in 2015.

David recently led the successful bid to operate the Fourth National Lottery Licence deposing the long-term incumbent operator Camelot.