David is a former head of the Chase Manthattan Bank of Southern Africa, executive director of Robert Fleming South Africa and more recently joint head of Corporate Finance at JP Morgan Chase, South Africa. He is a director of Idwala Industrial Holdings (Pty) Limited and African Explosives Limited.

David's experience spans 12 years in banking, primarily based in London, includes corporate and project finance advisory work, debt capital raising and financial derivatives. He has advised extensively on energy and water-related projects in several countries.