David Brain

David was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 10 May 2018.

David has over 25 years’ experience in public relations and integrated communications. David’s most recent Executive role was a Director of the Group supervisory board of Edelman, the world’s largest Public Relations firm, and a member of its global management board. During thirteen years at Edelman, he was CEO of the Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region and latterly, CEO of Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa (APACMEA).

Prior to Edelman, David was Co-CEO of Weber-Shandwick UK and Managing Director at Burson-Marsteller UK. He has also worked in Corporate Affairs at Visa International and as a planner in advertising.

David is currently an Advisory Board member of The Spinoff, New Zealand’s most successful on-line news magazine and an investor and Advisory Board member of Parkable, a New Zealand based new economy business.

David is a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.