David was appointed to Chief Financial Officer of Babcock International Group in November 2020 and brings extensive CFO experience in defence, aerospace and commercial markets. David was previously CFO of Cobham plc and prior to that he was CFO of QinetiQ Group plc from 2008 to 2016, also serving as interim Chief Executive for a period. His career includes several roles at Logica PLC, CMG plc and Rio Tinto PLC.