Family Online Safety Institute

Director, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Family Online Safety Institute

For the past 25 years, David  has had a wide range of leadership roles in the technology and telecommunications sector. He is currently FOSI's Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Working with a growing FOSI membership, David also oversees the organizations web site, its Global Resource and Information Directory (GRID) and wider online strategy. David is based in the UK and is a member of the United Nations ITU Child Online Protection Working Group, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), Norton's Family Safety Advisory Council, as well as an active participant in wider European Commission initiatives.

David is FOSI's representative on Egypt's Cyber Peace International Executive Board. Both parties have signed a 2 year Memorandum of Understanding at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), in Sharm El Sheikh on November 18th 2009.

After an early career in retail with Dixons Stores Group (DSG), David entered the computer industry in 1984. Consecutive senior executive roles in Motorola, Packard Bell and Compaq, during the industry’s most formative stages, have given him a unique insight and International perspective.  In 1998 David became IBM’s Marketing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for its Consumer Division.

In 2003 David joined the board of the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) and was actively involved with the organization through two member companies (SolarSoft and RuleSpace), both pioneers in the field of online safety technology and services.

David is a History graduate from the University of Kent at Canterbury and has a Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).