His most recent role as a senior executive partner at research and advisory company Gartner sees him act as strategic advisory to multiple public and private companies in the UK. Prior to this David performed several CIO roles in different industries and served as a non-executive director at Newcastle Building Society and the Nation Union of Students. Married with two children and living in County Durham, David joined the board at North Tees and Hartlepool and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in January 2021 as a non-executive director. David took up his latest role as Chair for NTH Solutions, the subsidiary company for North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.