President and Global CEO

Based in London, David is responsible for the President and Global CEO role. He joined the company in 2006 as CEO, Europe to oversee the expansion of the European online panels and market research business.

David has over 15 years of experience in research and statistics. David started his career in the Government Statistical Service and then joined ACNielsen in 1997 as Head of Statistical Services. He became Director of Operations for the UK in 1998. In 2000 he joined Nielsen//NetRatings as Director of Analytics, International. He was promoted to SVP Commercial in 2002 and to Managing Director of the European business in 2003.

In October 2006 he was also appointed non-executive director of the Department of Work and Pensions in the UK and is an international advisory board member for the Open University Business School.

David is an experienced conference speaker who captures his audience with his talent to communicate complex points simply. He has spoken at many major international events such as the OECD, ESOMAR, WARC, The European Market Research event, and I-COM. David has also frequently been interviewed in both broadcast and print media, including the BBC, CNN, The Times, Financial Times and the International Herald Tribune and a wide range of trade publications.

Educated at University College London, Imperial College London and the University of Greenwich, David holds a B.A. Honours and Ph.D in Physics, an MBA and a postgraduate Diploma in Statistics.