Summary ProfileDavid is a successful and innovative HR and Programme Director with specific expertise in sustainable development and innovation in health, energy and education sectors.He has a wide experience of executive management roles, including 15 years with a global corporation, culminating in a 2nd tier position, Director of innovation, for CSC (in 2001- was ranked the 5th Most Admired Fortune 500 company). David uses his global skills to develop a world-class training organization to develop the West African region and he has many achievements in innovation and technology, including those below.Track record * At the early age of 25, was the youngest Director of Human Resources in the UK, (National Health Service; 1988). * Won a USA President’s Award for programme managing the design of an innovative IT/digital business system for a US owned company (2000). * Was European runner-up for the best IT solution (Sun Gala Awards; 2002). * Designed and setup a European Innovation Centre that was the hub for technological and business innovation across the globe, impacting at least twelve major corporations and government organisations (2003). * Played the key role in a nationwide education project – a $35million programme to setup an embryonic education system for the newly-formed South Sudanese government which involved the design and planning for establishing a tertiary education system across the region (2010). * Was the first European to be formally appointed to a government position in Nigeria (2012). * He designed, developed and managed an advanced professional training and vocational institute (ICAPS) that provided a blueprint for the reform of education in West Africa (2011 -2016). * Master-minded the Advanced Teacher Training Programme (ATTP) that had radical effects in modernising teaching on three continents: Asia, Europe and Africa (2017). * Managed the design and implementation of an operational portal for the energy company, BP * Recently launched a new approach to management: the Sustainable Leadership and Management programme, SLM, (2022) aimed at accelerating the sustainable development of Africa.