After graduating from Leicester with a BA Hons in Graphic Design, David worked at Conran Associates and Stewart McColl Design Associates before joining Benchmark where his clients included Levis and Airfix.

In the early 80’s, David established Worthington & Co., whose clients included BT, Sainsbury’s and BHS. Worthington & Co. were rated as one of the best performing design businesses in the Company’s House audit of design companies (1990-95). In 1996, Havas Advertising acquired the company, in a deal that saw Worthington & Co. merged with Conran Design Group and David appointed managing director.

Today the firm employs 55 people, who work across a wide variety of branding and branded environment projects. Recent examples have included the re-launch of MFI, the creation of Holland’s largest supermarket for Albert Heijn, and the development of Shell’s first hydrogen garage in Iceland. Other clients includes BT, Debenhams, First Choice Group, Levis, Orange, Proctor & Gamble, and Sainsbury’s.

David is a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In addition to being a director of the DBA, he takes an active part in design training and education initiatives.

David is married with four children, and his interests include classic motor yachts, cars, art and travelling.