Our Committee

Following education at Winchester and a degree in Modern History at University College, Durham, David qualified as a solicitor with Slaughter and May, practising with them for five years in London and Paris. David then spent some time in investment banking with County Bank and Citicorp, before joining Tyzack, one of the UK’s oldest executive search firms. He has been with them for the majority of the past thirty-five years, being Managing Partner for the past eighteen years. He also ran a quoted recruitment company for a shortspace of time. David specialises in Board and C Suite executive search across avariety of sectors, having originally started as a specialist in the Media andEntertainment sector.

David is also an EMCC accredited executive coach.

David is married with two adult children and lives in the East Surrey constituency and, outside work, enjoys golf and padel, supports Harlequins FC and spends time walking the family’s two dogs.

Malcolm became Secretary of the East Surrey Business Club in 2021 after serving as Chairman since 2015. His father, Derek, previously held the Chair position from 1991 to 1994.

His professional background spans Sales, Marketing and General Management, including roles at Cadbury Schweppes, H.P.Bulmer, and Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. He managed Moet Hennessy UK and served as President and CEO of Domaine Chandon and Newton Vineyards in Napa Valley, which he describes as “a heavenly location” for its sunshine, cuisine, and wine.

Stewart has served as Honorary Treasurer of ESBC for many years. His career involved management positions in the seafood industry with Associated Fisheries plc and as MD of North Atlantic (Holdings) Ltd. Currently semi-retired, he chairs the Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority.

He holds Fellow status with the Chartered Management Institute and an MBA from Northampton University. His experience includes managing the UK’s biggest caviar importer, and he notes that nothing compares to “being on a boat in the Volga River in Russia eating fresh Beluga and drinking chilled Stolichnaya.”

·       Independent Educational Management professional

·       Specialistin theory and practice of managing change (economic regeneration of WestMidlands, Sheffield and Yorkshire)

·       Wide experience of turning round organisations in the NHS, HE and the corporate and charitable sectors

·       Broad experience of business improvement working with Business organisations in the UK and Europe. (West Midlands CBI Council, IOD Regional Council (WM) SheffieldChamber of Commerce,;

(Founder Director with  Digby Jones and other key WM CEOs of MidlandsExcellence; and NED of Black Country development Corporation, Sheffield One,Creative Sheffield and Yorkshire Forward).

·       Invented the methodology for measuring and improving Student Satisfaction in HE institutions which has been exported worldwide . Modest version used in UK HE today.

·       Wide range of Chairmanships and NED roles in business, HE and charitable sectors:most recent: MidStaffs NHS Foundation Trust, London Film School.

·       Own Consultancy  business 2008-12

·       CURRENT: Bentley Drivers Club LTd: co-opted to the Board advising on corporate governance and change; Currently Chairman of the SE region of the Club. (Also set up and Chair Greensands Place Ltd)

·       Liveryman of  Honourable Company of Air Pilotssince 2009, chaired various Committees and brief spell on the Court.

Publications on Change Management andquality in HE.