David has nearly 40 years’ experience in consultancy, PR and strategic communications, during which time he has worked at a senior level with many blue-chip multinationals, small businesses and trade associations in a wide variety of industrial sectors, as well as five departments of the British government. 

 

During the pandemic, he set up OK2Roam to facilitate safe travel. It fed PCR test results from labs in the USA to the border entry systems in Aruba.

 

Prior to founding Tarsh Consulting in 2001, David was Sales & Marketing Director of the UK’s no.1 corporate live events agency, HP:ICM, a Saatchi company, which won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its export success.

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David holds an MBA from Europe’s top business school, INSEAD, a Law degree from Cambridge University and a Diploma from the Academy of Executive Coaching.

 

Outside work, David is a trustee of a grant-giving charity and a former director of the Queen’s Club, where he was responsible for attracting the Squash World Series Finals. He was a prominent and successful campaigner against the extension of London’s Congestion Charge.  His favourite form of relaxation is a hard-fought game of Squash. He is married with two adult sons.