Member of proxy services team which provides bespoke proxy voting recommendations to PIRC clients based upon their individual inhouse proxy voting guidelines. Duties include analysis of voting issues and client policies.Previously served as associate director- corporate governance and was responsible for HQB's Corporate Governance & ESG Consulting Programme. An active member of the corporate governance community, he has been involved in corporate governance issues for over 20 years, having worked at Faulk and Co., Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC), and Institutional Shareholder Services (now part of MSCI) as well as being a founding member of the ICGN cross-border proxy voting committee. David has also been actively involved in Governance and ESG roadshows on behalf of HQB's corporate clients as well as assisting in shareholder communication strategies and proxy solicitation at shareholder meetings.Specialties: • Proxy solicitation services for European corporations• Consulting on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) issues• Execution of cross-border merger & acquisition (M&A) activities.• Advising on shareholder communication strategies