David joined in January 2006 and has over 22 years experience of small companies investment analysis and portfolio management. He began his career as an analyst in the research department at Wedd Durlacher and moved into fund management in 1987 with the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, then joined Gartmore Investment Limited in 1991.
During this time, he ran a combination of institutional funds and investment trusts, namely the Clydesdale Investment Trust PLC and London & Strathclyde Trust PLC (now known as Gartmore Small Companies Trust PLC). In 1995, he moved to LGT to manage small cap retail funds and latterly spent nearly seven years as head of UK smaller companies at HSBC Asset Management.
