David is globally recognised board level business consultant & charity leader who has developed, as part of his strategic business plan, a very unique and successful financial services Cloud based digital and consultancy start up business. As the founder, and from the embryonic stages and with full P&L authority, David has led this business venture which encapsulates KPMG's very successful financial services change enabled by technology (Digital Cloud SaaS, Coupa, Ivalua, Medius, Ariba), Software Asset Mgmt. and consultancy teams and has consistently delivered quite simply breath-taking transformational performance results.
A c-suite executive with over 25 years' experience, David's most influential years have been spent specialising in the value-add benefits that enable end to end supply chain digitisation, procurement, logistics and operations management transformation. A change evangelist who is absolutely passionate about the demonstrable benefits that effective digitisation and business transformation can deliver for organisations. David was recently seconded, as Chief Procurement Officer, into one of the world largest banks and ran their full end to end transformation project, whilst delivery outstanding performance metrics.
February 2020 - August 2022
Glasgow, UK
February 2017 - February 2020
Glasgow, UK
December 2015 - February 2017
May 2011 - January 2015
UK
David is the business leader, in KPMG’s award-winning Corporate Service Transformation Connected Business. David was the founder of this unique Financial Services business start-up offering and now leads this very successful financial services consultancy, S2P digital cloud SaaS, Software Asset Mgmt. strategy and consultancy vertical, with full P&L responsibility. David has been instrumental in the creation and development of this unparalleled, next-generation change enabled by technology digital transformation strategy, including integrated practices that don’t just transform corporate services functions, but provides a sound basis for the continued evolution and transformation of entire organisations, all with sustainable business wide benefits such as:- delivering demonstrable value, unleashing innovation and embedding best practices. His role encompasses the following:-
• Growing a sustainable & resilient financial services technology enabled procurement practice, with breath-taking performance.
• Developing a strong pipeline of opportunities and outstanding board level client relationships.
• Work closely with the broader team and clients across coverage Groups to drive efficiency and consistency.
• Lead and ensure safe delivery of all technology transformational implementations.
• Continual evolution and development of the technology enabled procurement proposition ensuring continued innovation and consideration of any new and or additional technologies.
• Being seconded to a number of global organisations in c-suite leadership roles.
Topic(s): Digital
Digital Transformation,
Digital Strategy,
Contract Management,
Inventory Management,
Shared Services,
Vendor Due Diligence,
Procurement