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With over 30 years in the Hong Kong Police Force, and afterwards as a Coach, David has trained and managed many individuals from diverse backgrounds and has a wealth of practical experience in management, leadership, analysis and personal relations.
"I know the importance of good preparation, confident presentation and impartial assessment and I have proved the value of having effective guidance and support and an unprejudiced point of view."
David was born in the UK, and educated in Hong Kong and the UK.
In 1975 he joined the Royal Hong Kong Police as a Probationary Inspector and thereafter served in a variety of front-line and Headquarters posts throughout the Territory.
In various ranks he held a number of Operational Command and Staff positions in the Uniform Branch, Police Headquarters, Operations Wing, Support Wing, Police Tactical Unit and Traffic Branch streams. In addition to his several front-line Operational roles he also served for many years in Training Wing where he trained as an Instructor – serving first as a Recruit Inspectors’ Instructor at the Police Training School (covering all aspects of the extensive Inspector’s Basic Law and Leadership Training), then as Course Director for Inspectorate Training; and subsequently designing and moderating more advanced In-Service Training Courses for the Force. He also served as Directing Staff for the Force’s EOD Cadre Training and was a fully-qualified Operational Police Motorcyclist.
During his career he attended numerous Police & Hong Kong Government Command Courses at various levels and undertook numerous Training, Technical and Media Presentation Courses.
David retired in late 2008, as Superintendent, having completed a successful 33 years’ of Service.
In 2010, David was invited to perform contract work with a major recruitment company in HK, initially as Compliance and Internal Audit Manager to assist in developing new company processes then as a Client Services Manager and Career Coach in a subsidiary Coaching enterprise. This exposure led him to embark on an independent career in the specialised field of Career Coaching.
He is a trained Career Coach and also a Certified Executive Coach. Utilising his extensive training and experience, he now undertakes career, leadership and presentation coaching to independent clients under the auspices of his own company, Coaching Asia, and delivers lectures on general coaching and leadership subjects to Tertiary Institutions. He has experience in large-scale Corporate Event Management, is Coach to an Educational Services company also an active Senior Advisor to a Consulting firm specialising in Corporate Presentation Coaching throughout Asia.
David is a Life Member of the International Police Association, a member of the Institute of Executive Coaching & Learning and the Hong Kong International Coaching Community.
David has travelled extensively, enjoys motorcycling, and has a keen interest in digital photography