David Shearer

David Shearer

Chairman at ESKEN LIMITED

Net worth: 476 871 $ as of 2024-03-30

65 year
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David James Buchanan Shearer is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at Speedy Hire Plc since 2018.
He is also the Executive Chairman at Esken Ltd.
since 2021.
Additionally, he holds the position of Chairman at Liberty Living Ltd.
since 2015, Chairman at Scottish Edge Fund since 2014, and Chairman at Amber River Group Ltd.
since 2019.
In his former roles, Mr. Shearer served as the Chairman at Crest Nicholson Plc from 2007 to 2009.
He was the Independent Non-Executive Chairman at abrdn New Dawn Investment Trust Plc from 2012 to 2019.
He also held the position of Chairman at Mouchel Group Plc from 2012 to 2014 and Co-Chairman at Martin Currie (Holdings) Ltd.
from 2008 to 2014.
Furthermore, Mr. Shearer has experience as a Non-Executive Director at Liberty Living Group Plc, HBOS Treasury Services Ltd., and Scottish Financial Enterprise.
He served as a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Superglass Holdings Ltd.
from 2007 to 2012, STV Group Plc from 2012 to 2017, and Renold Plc from 2010 to 2012.
He was also an Independent Non-Executive Director at Mithras Investment Trust Plc.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Shearer worked as the Director-Global Corporate Finance at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services LLC from 1996 to 1999.
He then became an Executive Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP UK from 1999 to 2013 and a Director at Deloitte LLP (United Kingdom) from 1999 to 2003.
He also served as a Non-Executive Director at Mint Hotel Ltd.
from 2010 to 2011 and Glasgow School of Art from 2005 to 2010.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2024-04-09 1,100,000 ( 0.24% ) 352 957 $ 2024-03-30
2024-02-29 41,830 ( 0.09% ) 123 914 $ 2024-03-30

David Shearer active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
SPEEDY HIRE PLC Chairman 2018-09-30
ESKEN LIMITED Chairman 2019-07-22
Chairman 2014-09-30
Chairman 2015-05-31
Chairman 2019-05-31
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Former positions of David Shearer

CompaniesPositionEnd
ABRDN NEW DAWN INVESTMENT TRUST Chairman 2019-09-03
Chairman -
STV GROUP PLC Director/Board Member 2017-04-24
Chairman 2014-09-30
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ESKEN LIMITED

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