David is responsible for overseeing the strategy and growth of the Birmingham, East Midlands and Milton Keynes practices, and is also a Mental Health Advocate. Prior to this, David held the role of UK Health Services Sector Team Leader, providing support to NHS and private sector health clients.

As RML for the Midlands, David is committed to fostering the next generation of talent, encouraging skills development and growing productivity across the region.

Through PwC Midlands' partnerships with organisations such as University of Birmingham and TechSheCan, as well as PwC's internal development programmes and culture, David has ambitions to drive skills in the region, particularly in sectors such as tech and ESG, to deliver sustained outcomes for the organisations people, clients and communities.

Growth Through People is a flagship Chamber campaign, which looks to support organisations across the region increase their productivity by employing the latest techniques to getting the most out of employees.

The Growth Through People campaign includes a series of standalone events, digital content and research spanning from March 2024-February 2025, the first time the campaign has operated across the entire year.  This is the fifth annual Growth Through People Conference and will feature a range of high profile speakers, including speakers from Headline Sponsors Aston University and Lumien, as well as Conference sponsors South and City College Birmingham.

Emily Stubbs, Senior Policy and Projects Manager commented “We’re delighted that David will be joining us to give a keynote address at the Growth Through People Conference.

“David’s exceptional experience, his work at PWC and his commitment in encouraging skills development will help delegates to identify key skills for the future of their own businesses, consider talent pipelines and ensure they are equipped to overcome challenges and make the most of future opportunities”.

Click here to register for the Growth Through People Conference, which takes place The Studio in Birmingham city centre on 21 March.