SUPPORTING THE FINANCIAL SERVICES & WEALTH MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS

David is the Owner and Chairman of the Board for Industrial Thought Ltd., a group of companies shaping the future of financial technology and fintech products. These companies include Financial Software Ltd. (FSL), creators of CGiX, the market-leading capital gains calculator, which David founded in 1994. The group also comprises Raw Knowledge, a specialist data provider for the wealth management industry; Thought Train, a rapid proof of concept company focused on financial software development; and Thought Ventures, a venture builder and incubator that invests in innovative start-ups working towards a more circular economy.

Based at the group’s satellite office in Dubai, David monitors international trends and their effect on the financial technology services industry, its evolving standards and regulations, new technologies, and client expectations. These insights guide Industrial Thought’s collective purpose of creating a complete suite of data, platform, and marketplace services for wealth management 4.0.

David is a technology advisor to a MENA private equity fund and has private equity investments in UK, European, and Middle Eastern technology and retail companies.

David achieved Chartered Director status with the Institute of Directors in 2007, an accreditation reserved for those proven to have led corporate change, process development and strategic growth.

Preya joined FSL in 2003 and has been the Data Manager since 2005. She manages the securities and corporate actions data required for CGiX to be able to provide accurate calculations and the Data Consultancy arm of the business.

She has over 20 years’ experience in the finance industry with a solid understanding of financial securities data. Prior to FSL, Preya worked in the pensions & insurance sector where she gained skills in data research and management.

Preya is a graduate in Finance and has a Certificate in Investments which she passed while at FSL.

Andrea joined FSL in 2018 after a career that spans Central Government, Diamonds and Insurance and over 20 years’ experience in data analysis and market research. She has spent the past 15 years focused on helping leading insurance companies develop insight on their customers, competitors and the market in order to develop their business strategies and targeted propositions.

Andrea leads the Research & Strategy Team and has been working with FSL’s customers to understand their needs. Her work drives FSL’s strategy development and helps to place the customer at the centre of decision making.