David Germain

Part of the IT Leaders 100 - a list of the most influential IT leaders in the UK in 2024.

A visionary technologist David has more than 30 years' experience as a pioneer and leader of global technology and digital strategies that transform business performance.

David works at Board level, positioning technology as a critical business enabler of corporate objectives by building world-class IT and operational capability. During his tenure with the world's largest Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 financial institutions, David has delivered revenue growth and cost control, strengthened operational risk management and transformed business and consumer experience.

His expertise in business transformation is both broad and deep, spanning people, processes and technology on a global scale, with a firm focus on optimising technology and operations, product differentiation and consumer satisfaction. He draws on extensive organisation development, change management, process orchestration and digitisation expertise to design and deliver these high-profile and large-scale initiatives.

David has a strong commitment to developing diverse industry-leading, multidisciplinary teams, leveraging a depth of skill across IT, digital and business disciplines. He future proofs business performance through a continual quest for best-of-breed talent, development and succession, and is an ambassador and champion of the power of diversity, culture and collaboration to deliver exceptional business performance.