ExecutiveKnowledge Coaches

David has been teaching candidates for the HKSI Licensing Examinations since 2003, when he headed up the Hong Kong office of an international financial training company.  In 2011, he founded ExecutiveKnowledge to help Hong Kong executives progress their careers through training and coaching in financial-related topics.

David delivers both classroom training and one-to-one executive coaching and benefits from an in-depth knowledge of the HKSI study material, having successfully coached over 300 senior executives to pass the exams.

Previously, David was a Director of Sertus Incorporations, an offshore incorporations specialist company which he founded with two partners in 2013.  The business was sold to Vistra in 2024.

David started teaching Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives in 1989 when he headed up Ernst and Young’s client training team.  He continued to conduct courses for non-financial executives as he moved organizations and for twenty five years, he taught a bi-annual 2-day Finance Workshop for the Jardine Matheson Group.

David completed his MBA at Cranfield School of Management in 1987 and became a CFA Charterholder in 2000.  He has taught candidates in Hong Kong for the CFA examinations since 1998, having also presented courses in Tokyo, Singapore and London.  In 2008, David successfully completed a PhD with the University of South Australia.