David Young FRSA

Experience

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  First National Bank of Boston

  Sept 1984 - Jun 1985

  Graduate Management Trainee
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  Manufacturers Hanover Limited

  Jun 1985 - Jun 1989

  Assistant Vice President

  Internal Counsel

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  Citicorp Investment Bank Limited

  Jun 1989 - May 1993

  Vice President

  Debt Capital Markets Transaction Banker

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  MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL

  Jun 1993 - Dec 1998

  Director

  International Credit Trading

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  Citigroup

  Dec 1998 - Jun 2006

  Managing DIrector

  Global Structured Solutions, specialising in Emerging Markets

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  Manresa Partners

  Sept 2006 - Mar 2008

  Managing Director

  Portfolio investment and Structured Solutions

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  Alleyn's School

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2013

  Director of Development and Commercial Relations

  Brought in to set up the Development and Commercial Operations of Alleyn's, within 3 years my team had established a successful and sustainable fundraising operation that significantly diversified and enhanced the School’s income stream. Alumni and parent relationships were broadened and deepened and the first major fundraising exercise since the 1960s - Advancing Alleyn's - was received with great support and understanding from all parts of the school community.

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  The Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE)

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2016

  Trustee and member of Finance Committee

  The Institute of Development Professionals in Education works with UK Schools to improve fundraising and is the UK’s leading membership organisation providing peer to peer learning and support for those working in Alumni Relations and Development in Schools. Through their work in Alumni Relations and Fundraising, our members generate funds for bursaries and capital projects by building relationships with Alumni and reconnecting them in meaningful ways with their old schools.

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  Benenden School

  Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

  Development Director

  I led the development, marketing and external relations activities at Benenden School, one of the world's finest boarding schools for girls, reorganising the school's external relations programme, implementing new systems and designed the launch of the next 10-year development vision which takes Benenden to its centenary year in 2024.

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  Development for Schools

  Dec 2014 - Jan 2018

  Lead Consultant

  Development For Schools provided consultancy services for UK schools and colleges engaged in development fundraising, alumni relations and marketing.

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  Ashford School

  May 2015 - Feb 2018

  Director of The Ashford School Foundation

  I was delighted to work as Director of the Foundation at Ashford School in Kent. Ashford is one of the leading co-educational schools in the UK independent sector, offering an outstanding education to day and boarding pupils from Kent, the South East and overseas. To learn more about the school, please go to www.ashfordschool.co.uk/

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  Trinity School of John Whitgift

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2022

  Director Of Development

  I led the Development & Alumni Office building support for the Trinity Bursary Fund and ensuring that the school remained an engine of social mobility for gifted and talented children in the Croydon area.

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  CARADOC CONSULTING LIMITED

  May 2022 - now

  Owner

  I provide consultancy services for schools and colleges wishing to establish or improve their development fundraising and community engagement operations.

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  Qdos Computer Consultants Ltd

  Jun 2022 - now

  Consultant

  Qdos Computer Consultants Ltd provides comprehensive IT support and consultancy to all manner of organizations, predominantly throughout London and the South East