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Date of Birth: 31 December 1951

Summary of Career

Currently Chairman of:
Templewood Partners LLP, Puma VCT VII Plc, Swan Pacific Ltd, Langbar International Plc, Ventura UK Limited, DB Consultants Limited

Current Directorships:
INSOL Europe Limited, Volvere Plc, English National Opera

Major Former Directorships/Partnerships:
Baltimore Plc, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Plc, Kroll Inc/Kroll Buchler Phillips Limited, Buchler Phillips, Arthur Andersen, Bernard Phillips & Co

Major Assignments

David has acted in over 1,000 assignments with different companies during the course of his 35-year career. His appointments have included cases on behalf of major banks, lawyers, accountants, the Courts and the Department of Trade and Industry. His investigation work has enabled him to lead inquiries into some of the largest and most complex expert witness and fraud cases, both in the UK and worldwide. More recently he has led a number of due diligence and corporate turnaround assignments. He currently acts as Chairman of a number of different companies, concentrating his turnaround responsibilities within the Merchant Bank, Templewood Partners, of which he is Chairman.

Specialist Areas

Strategic Reviews and Corporate Market Flotations
Corporate Turnaround and Reorganisation
Financial Consulting and Restructuring
Management Issues, Financial Control and Conflict Resolutions
Fraud and Forensic Assignments
Investigation and Intelligence

Industry Expertise

Sport, Leisure and the Arts
Property & Construction
Manufacturing & Retail
Power, Energy, Natural Resources & Commodities
Insurance, Finance & Shipping
Financial Services & Leasing

External Positions

Past President (2003) of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3)
A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Member of Institute for Turnaround (IFT)
Member of the Academy of Experts
Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute
Member of Lloyd’s of London (1990-2005)
Trustee of Syracuse University
The Producer of the London International Opera Festival (1985-1993)