David is Non-Exec Chair of London Book Fair, Chair of the publishing tech start-up Libraro, and an ambassador and senior advisor to PEN International. He is a professional executive coach and mentor at Grey Area Coaching, and works with first-time CEOs across many sectors. He also lectures at the National Film and Television School...
…David’s latest book, Become a Successful First-Time CEO was published in March 2024. David has thirty years of board experience including as CEO of Borders & BOOKS etc, Product Director of both Waterstones and HMV, and Group Sales and Marketing Director of HarperCollins Publishing. He was also President of the Booksellers Association of UK & Ireland and Chair of the the writing agency New Writing North and a trustee and interim chair of UK’s largest literary charity, BookTrus
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