David’s careful balance of support and challenge enabled the achievement of results I never thought possible. He drove outstanding outcomes with our executive team seeing them transform into a high performing team. At the same time bringing out the best in my own leadership potential.
He took the time to understand my challenges as well as my personal attributes, drivers and nuances. He was highly empathetic with a performance edge that gave me the confidence to take risks and I felt safe to push myself beyond my comfort zone.”
Chief People Officer,
Major Construction Company
David Wallace
As a former CEO and CFO, David brings a powerful mix of coaching and mentoring to help his clients unlock pragmatic and sustainable solutions to current and emerging leadership issues. David works with clients in a range of industries, including financial and professional services, FMCG, food and beverage, manufacturing and agricultural. David brings to the client engagement 30 years of leadership experience, with expertise in leading mergers & acquisitions, business turnarounds and cultural transformations.
David has worked in international organisations including Arthur Andersen (consulting and advisory), Lion Nathan Ltd, National Foods and George Weston Foods (Associated British Foods Plc), with 15 years in senior executive leadership roles across finance, strategy and general management, whilst also holding several joint venture board positions.
Throughout his career, David’s passion for developing people has resulted in him building high performance teams, developing leadership talent, and establishing high levels of employee engagement.
Approach
David is known for building strong rapport, trust and connection to provide a safe but challenging environment in which the client is able to gain rich insight and learning. As David has lived many of the experiences involved in complex and dynamic corporate environments, he brings a pragmatic performance focus supported by high levels of empathy and understanding.
Qualifications
David has a Master of Science in Coaching Psychology and a Master of Business Administration (University of Sydney); he also has an undergraduate degree in Accounting and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, attended the ABF Executive Leadership program at INSEAD and completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course. David is a member of the International Coaching Federation and is accredited in Hogan Personality Assessments.
Personal Insights
David loves cooking, especially for his two girls (Chloe and Emily) and enjoys supporting his eldest daughter who is completing her honours year in a psychology degree. David is an active member of a (HIIT) fitness group, participates in weekly reformer Pilates, enjoys the occasional game of golf and is an avid football fan.
