"David Kennard is a consumate professional with profound problem solving, project management and people skills. He exhibits a positive can-do attitude in planning and execution and has exceeded expectations in complex and large scale inter-disciplinary change management programmes. He has succeeded in managing to both demanding cost and time budgets and has been flexible in the face of fast moving conditions. I would be happy to work with David again, and would be delighted to provide both personal and professional references." James Bevan, Chief Investment Officer

"David (and his team) worked on the potential outsourcing project for administration from the inception to conclusion of the programme. David bought experience, a clear direction and strong leadership within his team. I found his work to be accurate, innovative and creative. He is a great Programme Manager, able to support the Project Sponsor in cross-functional relationship and strategic debates. During the life of the project he kept me abreast of key issues, which he managed sensibly and without any nasty surprises. David and his team have excellent knowledge of the key business areas, including legal, compliance and risk; bringing expertise to supplement the in-house team. David has developed a strong process for running RFP's for administration and custody, and the feedback we received from prospective partners was highly complimentary in terms of thoroughness and professionalism. On a personal level, the in-house team enjoyed working with David and the other Associates he brought in. I found him to have good integrity with a thoughtful approach, a positive attitude and good communication skills, notably with visual presentations to express complicated matters simply. I would happily re-employ him." Simon Ellis, Managing Director

"David is a highly skilled professional. His business knowledge in the finance sector is exceptional and he is very comfortable and effective engaging with Senior Executives. He is very personable individual, and he built a well balanced and capable team during his time here. He worked closely with the business sponsors to define the new Multi-Manager business offering, undertook a detailed RFP process with third party service providers and handled all the contract negotiations too. He is a focused and driven individual." Ray Pope, Senior IT Director

"David has an excellent understanding of what's required to make a project work. He knows precisely how to communicate his ideas to all levels and is very pragmatic. He is also an extremely friendly individual and a real pleasure to work with. At any price you would want him on your team." JPG, Business Development Manager

"David's incredible knowledge of the multi-manager area; as well as his consistent focus on the business process made the business relationship extremely productive." MC, Strategy Professional