David Pearce

David Pearce currently holds the position of Chief Financial Officer at WSD, a leading provider of document and workflow automation software solutions. David joined the company in 2022 after Bowmark Capital acquired a majority shareholding in WSD. In this role, David is responsible for overseeing financial operations and ensuring improved efficiency and accuracy for the company's capital markets clients.

Prior to their current position, David served as a Seed Investor at The British Robotics Seed Fund, Laka, and Pavegen starting in 2016. David also held the role of Chief Financial Officer at FE fundinfo from 2017 to 2022, where they were responsible for financial, administrative, and regulatory activities.

Before joining FE fundinfo, David had an extensive career at S&P Global Market Intelligence. David held various key positions, including Chief Financial Officer of the Market Intelligence Division and SVP Finance for EMEA & Asia-Pacific. David played a significant role in the acquisition of SNL Financial for $2,225bn and was responsible for financial planning, cost reduction initiatives, and improving EBITDA.

Additionally, David has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at CRISIL Limited and held financial roles at Micropal, KPMG, and Haines Watts earlier in their career.

David Pearce completed the following education programs in a chronological order:

1. From 1982 to 1985, they attended the University of Plymouth and obtained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree with Honors in Economics and Law.

2. In 1985, they enrolled at ICAEW to pursue a degree in Accountancy, which they completed in 1989.

3. In 1998, they participated in the Executive MBA Education Programme at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

4. In 2007, they attended an Executive Education Programme at Columbia Business School.

5. In the same year, they received the Excellence in Leadership Award from S&P Global.

6. In 2016, they completed the Private Equity Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

7. Also in 2016, they studied Fintech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), obtaining a certificate in MIT Fintech: Future Commerce.

It is important to note that the provided information does not indicate any field of study for the Executive Education Programme at Columbia Business School and the Executive MBA Education Programme at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.