David Glaser

Experience

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  Phillips & Drew

  Jan 1980 - Jan 1981

  Investment Analyst

  Learned how to analyse businesses financials and assess their merit as investment opportunities. Enjoyed the job but also learned that the back office was not the environment for me too!

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  United Business Group plc

  Jan 1985 - Sept 1999

  CEO and Shareholder

  Overall responsibility for starting and developing business for shareholders into IT services organisation. Business was sold in 1999.

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  Crown Simmons Housing

  Sept 1986 - Oct 1997

  Chairman and Committee Member

  Voluntary Chairman and Committee Member of what became from a very small base one of the largest providers of social housing in Surrey

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  Temperature Ltd

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Chairman

  Purchased large loss making manufacturing business from major UK PLC and led the turn-around over a two year period. It was then sold to management.

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  Roux Waterside Inn

  Aug 1995 - Dec 2024

  Management Director

  Responsible for commercial development and financial controls of organisation, strategic development, and supporting the key management in providing consistently high quality food and service.

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  The Roux Scholarship

  Oct 1995 - Dec 2024

  Management Director

  The Roux Scholarship is a national competition for UK based professional chefs between the ages of 18 and 30 focusing on classical cooking skills for the modern restaurant. Established in 1984 by the Roux Brothers it has become the most prestigous competition in the UK for ambitious and skilled chefs.

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  Web Results Direct Ltd

  Oct 2001 - now

  Non Executive Chairman

  A busy and exciting non-executive role in our growing company with an ever changing and challenging marketplace. Responsible for the overall technology and strategic direction, I actively pursue a target of complete client satisfaction through our employees' professional approach and their focus on securing maximum return on investment for our clients.

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  Clever Digit Media Ltd

  Sept 2014 - May 2022

  Non Executive Chairman

  Having helped start the Company in 2001 and develop it since that date, I was invited to join the board as Chairman in 2013 to continue helping with business strategy, commercial decision making, finance and web marketing activities. The business was sold to Ancestry in 2021 and I remained involved in the general strategy and direction of the business for a year. I retired from the Board in 2022, having thoroughly enjoyed my year with Ancestry.com.

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  Bohunt Education Trust

  Mar 2016 - Aug 2024

  Board Trustee - Chair of Finance, Audit, HR, and Risk

  This exciting Multi Academy Trust focuses on its sensitivity to learners’ individual needs, and concentrates on maintaining the very best standards of learning and teaching and takes every opportunity to recognise and reward achievement. The Trust currently operates and builds schools and sixth form colleges in England and China and is a pioneer in both its innovative learning methods and ground-breaking approach to education.

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  RIPPLE Africa

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2020

  Board Trustee and Chairman

  Ripple Africa is a registered charity and has been working in Africa since 2003. Its mission is to improve the standard of education and healthcare in Malawi whilst assisting the local communities to preserve and sustainably develop the environment around them. My role as Chairman is to ensure that the charity is run to the highest administrative and ethical standards and to advise the team on their marketing and digital strategies.

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  Cruse Bereavement Support

  Apr 2023 - now

  Bereavement Support Volunteer

  I am a volunteer on the national Helpline for Cruse, providing in the moment support for those suffering bereavement and urgently require help managing their grief. This role allows me to get back to working with people again rather than spreadsheets and digital data. Helping others at a time of crisis and need is the most rewarding work and it is a privlege to be able to do so.