David qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984. His experience includes working for Touche Ross Insolvency and Corporate Recovery before joining 3i Corporate Finance where he advised on buying and selling typical "old" 3i unquoted companies with a value generally up to £10 million.

He has also worked extensively with small public companies. He joined Strand Partners where he specialised in rescue, recovery and restructuring of Small Public Companies before setting up Chelverton Asset Management Limited in 1998 as a UK small company investment specialist currently with some £90 million FUM. He was born in October 1959.