For more than 20 years David has provided corporate and financial communications counsel to CEOs, business and organizational leaders, and boards of directors on a wide range of complex issues and reputational challenges. These include operational crises, litigation, hostile and friendly M&A, shareholder activism, restructurings and insolvency proceedings, and management changes, in addition to normal course profile building.
In all, he has acquired broad-based industry experience that includes mining, oil & gas, telecom, forest products, consumer packaged goods, sports and entertainment, real estate, health care, construction, power and distribution, and biotechnology.
David began his career as a general reporter and producer in radio and television news. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia, a Communications Diploma (Broadcast Journalism) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he received the Legislative Press Gallery Award for Excellence in Journalism. He has completed the Canadian Securities Course, with honours, and is a standing member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).