David Bowes

David is a leader in organisational design and performance with more than 25 years’ experience helping companies to grow and scale. He is currently Head of People at Insights, focused on delivering exceptional employee experiences in line with our EVP.

Prior to joining Insights, David led the People/HR function at high growth, PE backed companies, including Xalient and Phlexglobal. As a member of their Executive teams, he enabled them to grow globally, both organically and through acquisition.

Before this, David was Chief People Officer and WDS, a technology enabled service provider in the Telecoms sector where over a 10-year period he helped the Company grow and scale profitably, leading to a trade sale to Xerox.

David developed his understanding of how people impact a business in a variety of commercial roles. These included European General Manager at WDS; COO for a technology business based in Helsinki and various roles at Cable & Wireless, including Business Development, M&A and Change Management based in London, Latvia and Singapore.

David is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).