David has been Head of Consumer Industries at NatWest for the past six years where he sets the sectors strategic direction aligned to the wider bank purpose of helping people, families and businesses thrive. His responsibility spans FTSE100 operators through to new start ups across a number of sectors including leisure and hospitality with increasing focus on what actions the bank can take to support clients on their sustainability journey. Prior to this he has held a number of customer facing role across the group including structured finance, risk and asset finance with in total over 25 years of banking experience.