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David joined the Board in July 2022. He has spent most of his working life in the venture and private equity sector. In addition to his private equity activities, David is currently a director of a European renewable energy company; a director of a Glasgow-based family business involved in shipping, logistics and fish processing; and chairman of a technology company which operates predominantly in the education and IT recycling sectors. He has previously been a director or chairman of a number of businesses in various sectors.

David is a Trustee of Sir William Burrell’s Trust and, over the last few years, was a member of the Burrell Renaissance board which oversaw the recent successful fundraising and refurbishment of the Burrell Collection in Glasgow. He is also a Trustee of the James A Paterson Trust which makes annual grants to students in the Medical and Divinity faculties at the University of Glasgow. In the past, David has been a member of the Scottish Appeals Advisory Committee of the BBC, a member of the Scottish Committee of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and a past Deacon of the Incorporation of Hammermen of Glasgow.

Although born and brought up in Ayrshire, David has lived in Renfrewshire for over 25 years with his wife and four sons. He has been a life member of the Trust for over 40 years, a gift from his maternal grandmother, which he has much enjoyed and appreciated.