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David Connell (He, Him)

Design Manager - New Categories at Elvie

David Connell is an award-winning design leader and director with over 18 years of experience in the industry. He heads up Product Development within New Categories at Elvie.

Prior to his current position, David was a Director of Realise Product Design Ltd, a full-service product design agency, and Global Principle Industrial Designer at Avon PLC.

David has also held positions as a Senior Designer, and Design Engineer at Avon, and worked at numerous design agencies including The Productworks, and Equilibrium Design Studio in London.

David has worked on products and campaigns for some of the world's most exciting brands, including BP, Fujifilm, Coke Cola, Nestle KitKat, Elvie, and British American Tobacco.

David Connell works with Paul Reid - Director of Product and Sarah Liddell, Chief Product Officer.

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Office

Evening

Mostly in a team

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Honesty
  • creativity
  • team spirit
  • reliability
  • sense of humor

My communication style

  • Casual
  • eloquent
  • thoughtful
  • persuasive

My pet peeves

  • Arrogance
  • micromanagement
  • poor communication
  • laziness
  • wastefulness