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Associate Chartered Accountant in 2000. On completing 10 successful years, Fellowship was bestowed in 2010 (FCA). It is prestigious and synonymous with Excellence and Integrity.Words that describe David: (1) Scientific (2) Highly-adaptable. (3) Change catalyst. (4) Persistent. (5) Pragmatic. (6) Loyal.Subject Matter Expert: (1) Investor relations (2) Due Diligence (3) Corporate Finance (4) Financial Reporting (5) Strategy & Foresight.Areas of Interest:(1) Project Implementation (2) Interim Management (3) Team Development (4) Business development (5) Future Studies.Technical expertise, examples: (1) Capitalization Tables (2) Audit Mathematical Sampling (3) Complex financial & hedge instruments (4) Multi GAAP reconciliations (5) Scenario analysis.

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Electrical Engineering Group (Sino-Brasil)Reporting to: Chinese Shareholders and Board. Brazilian Board and Senior Management Team. International Banks and Auditors.REPORTING: Managed the ongoing revision and betterment of REPORTING to the Brazilian and Chinese boards. Daily management of the “stewardship & internal auditing” from China. Personal management of the quarterly visits from China.CHANGE AGENT: established the areas of Investor Relations and Corporate Governance. Applied soft leadership to persuade target audience by promoting consensus within the Company and the flow of important negotiations and corporate information.RESOLUTION: of intercultural communications using Fair Process methodologies. Established reporting protocols and communication channels. Improved relations between China and Brazil to “beyond expectations” as considered by both Boards.CONTROLLING: established and led the Audit Committee to resolve KEY questions on: the General Audit Plan, IFRS, GAAP (BR, US), financial strategies of Discounting, Mortgaging, CONFIRMING, HEDGE, SWAPS. Hands-on management of the external audit process, compilation and issue of financial reports to Internal Auditors and Deloitte Brazil & Hong Kong.CROSS-FUNCTIONAL: Managing negotiations between various local specialists (e.g. Mattos Filho Lawyers), Brazilian Mgt. and the Chinese Board on for example; Employment & Company law matters, Fiscal incentives, Financing solutions, Cost Reductions, CAPEX.DEVELOPMENT: and management of institutional relationships with those such as the BOVEPSA (Brazilian SX), FINEP (Brazilian R&D), ABINEE (Brazilian Electronics Association), SIRIUS (Brazil's Synchrotron), among others. HIGHLIGHT: Led and executed the BOVESPA program “IPO 2013-14”. Achieved a 50% strike rate with 1 in 2 potential investors following up. The Company’s valuation moved from 4 to 7 times its EBITDA, an increase of 75%.

Management Consultancy in Public Practice (European License)Reporting to: Family Council and ClientsMEMBER FIRM of the 1888 Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI). Licensed by the Central Bank of Ireland. Serviced the sectors of Hi-Tech, Start-ups, Financial Services, Retail and HNWIs. Specialized in the areas of interim management and conflict resolution.STRATEGY: Responsible for establishing and leading the firm. Built the Company from 1 to 5 consultants, plus 5 other associate consultants. Penetrated into new international markets, such as the UK, France and Brazil. Led multidisciplinary teams from different cultures, with up to 7 professionals on interim missions over the short, medium and long term. E.g. serviced the Brazilian Delegation to Ireland led by SEBRAE and BNDES, reporting directly to the President of SEBRAE, Mr. Paulo Okamoto. FORESIGHT: Developed the area of FORESIGHT, new futures and feasibility studies. E.g. Analysing Policy Implementation Networks for Small and Mid-sized companies for the Ministry of Enterprise in Ireland, established relationships with the highest levels of public authority in Ireland and the European Commission. Foresight work subsequently replicated by those bodies.INTERIM: (i) Protected hi-tech client from dissident shareholders saving 5 times its EBIDTA in Euros, (ii) Investigation for the Irish Energy Board (ESB) generating double-digit million euro savings, resulting in its subsidiary’s spin-off to RBS Bank, (iii) Political negotiation for a UK multinational, saving the equivalent of its subsidiary’s annual profit, in a tax dispute with the Irish government. (iv) reduced the administrative costs of Hobbs Ireland by 80% and with a significant increase in productivity. (v) Increased the sales of the VIP Franchise by 15% using Foresight methods such as Social Network Analysis and DELPHI.HIGHLIGHT: Led the successful sale of Audentia Consulting to a similar boutique consultancy in Dublin, Ireland.

Reporting to: Dean, Head of School of Humanities, Head of Business School, Executive Programs Co-ordinator, Chartered Accountants Ireland, Externs.Evening Lecturer in Executive Education for those returning to professional careers in International Financial Reporting and Integrated Financial Systems, with notable emphasis on multi-national Women in Business.HIGHLIGHT: Member of the Industry Advisory panel, supporting:- the Institutional and Programmatic reviews; the School of Business and Humanities; International Business programs and Executive Education.

Hi-Tech Company. Entrepreneurs of the Year 2003 (Ireland)Reporting to: Private Equity Shareholders. Auditors. Board of Directors and CEO. Legal Counsels.IMPLEMENTATION of (i) Corporate Governance (ii) Internal Control Systems, (iii) Budgetary methodology, (iv) Value pricing and (v) Better Reporting. Managed relationships with stakeholders on: strategy development, performance & legal compliance.HIGHLIGHT: Developed the Private Placement Memorandum and secured Private Equity funding using LSE (London Stock Exchange) best practice guidance. The Company’s valuation moved from 4 to 10 times its EBITDA, an increase of 150%.

Big 4 Auditing Firm (Brazil)Reporting to: Partners. Directors. Senior Audit Managers.Providing assurance services to Brazilian CFCs, with intertwining SEC, UK and IFRS requirements. For example: Motorola, FMC. Reconciliations of IFRS and US GAAP issues. Special attention to Intangible Assets and Off Balance Sheet financing post Enron.HIGHLIGHT: Seconded from KMPG as Audit Manager to GENERAL ELECTRIC USA, reporting to Lynn Calpeter, Vice President of GE Corporate Audit in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Due diligence on the acquisition of Betz Dearbon Brazil. Application of the SIX SIGMA methodology. Team responsible for revision of the asset purchase agreement, generating millions of dollars of savings for GE.

Reporting to: Board of DirectorsResponsible for: identifying pure research, tracking applied research and ultimately ensuring that commercial development got valued.HIGHLIGHT: Synthesized internal Research & Development activities with the external disciplines of Forecasting, Fund raising, Audit & Assurance and Investor relations.

Big 4 Auditing FirmEY Senior Auditor: Coordinating the project team. Interfacing with client management. Working with EY managers, Tax and IT specialists. Responsible for managing a variety of audits, in particular, e.g. LVMH, (LSE) - James Hennessy Cognac (Bordeaux).Worked in teams of 4-12 people on the many subsidiary companies of:- Smurfit Group Plc (LSE) and CRH Plc (LSE) and their group TREASURY and corporate departments. Also assigned to the audits of many Hi-Tech and software companies e.g. Riverdeep Plc (NASDAQ) and Epicore Software Inc (NYSE) in Ireland. (New York. Chicago).EY Financial Services, in the area of funds and valuations, such as the CRH Plc (LSE) pension fund. EY Corporate Finance, in acquisitions, such as due diligence for the well-established food company Cuisine de France (London).HIGHLIGHT: EY Management Consultant assigned to investigations conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (6 months) generating millions of Euros in savings. (Africa).