David is responsible for new business development and mainly focuses on senior- to executive searches. Over the course of 10 years, he built a tight-knit network in the fields of Cloud, Fintech, Analytics and RPA. He started his career at Vodafone in New Zealand and in 2013 became a recruiter for Financial Technology at Hays Japan. In his second year with Hays, he became one of the top 10 salespeople out of over 120 consultants in the Japan office.

David cares highly about the quality of his approach to recruitment. By taking the time to clearly understand the objectives of both clients & candidates, and advising them at every stage of the engagement, he maintains a success rate well above the industry average. Typically David introduces 3 candidates, which leads to 1 successful hire.

He majored in psychology at the University of Auckland. His hobbies include playing video games and collecting Sony and Nintendo game consoles. He is also a car and bicycle otaku.