David Bashford
Executive Partner in Reading, Berkshire UK
David Bashford
Executive Partner in Reading, Berkshire UK
I have worked in global executive roles for more than 20 years and have been privileged to work with brands including The Walt Disney Company, The Economist Group, Forrester Research, Microsoft, SAP and Facebook.
At Disney I enjoyed over a decade working in a customer-obsessed culture and seeing how passion combined with brilliant strategy delivered significant, sustained growth.
I enjoy working with Marketing, Sales, Product & Tech leaders to drive better engagement and increased success.
I had the immense pleasure of working with David while with HR.com. David is a terrifically smart executive who quickly understands complex situations and provides realistic, achievable solutions. He combines critical thinking with creative ways to solve problems and never loses sight of the end goal.
David's a savvy, smart, and seasoned executive with a calm and thoughtful leadership style. I hope that you have the pleasure of engaging David.
Diane Horton, Strategic M&A Transactions for Technology Companies
David is an absolute pleasure to work with. We collaborated on many challenging engagements in the Benelux region, for which David was the Business Development Director. He has the rare ability to take the complexity out of any client situation and translate it into a structured, problem-solving solution.
Next to getting the job done, David shows a sincere interest in the people he works with and is quick in establishing trust, making it a joy to work with him.
Esther de Boer, Global Client Director at Gartner
I've been fortunate to work with David twice in my career. He is a visionary leader who gets, and mostly importantly, delivers the bigger picture.
His strengths lie in his ability to understand the Board's needs and quickly establish strategies that transform business effectiveness. He has the rare skill of knowing how to use technology solutions appropriately in commercial environments.
He leads and motivates his teams so that they want to meet the challenges he sets.
San Cabraal, formerly Global VP Technology at Discovery TV Network