David has >30 years’ experience as a pioneer and leader of global technology and digital strategies that transform business performance.
In 2019 David was ranked ninth in the Financial Times Top 100 BAME Technology Leaders.
David was featured in the 2022 definitive rankings for the UK top 100 UK IT leaders by Computing Magazine. In 2021 HotTopics featured David in the Global CIO100 list for his leadership excellence. David was ranked in the 2020 & 2021 Power-list CX50 as one of the 50 Customer Experience influencers in the UK by Marketing Week. He was awarded the Inspirational Leader in the UK 2020 for services to society, awarded by Computing and the British Computer Society.
He is Group CIO at QBE Insurance Group Ltd, Non- Executive Director at Investec UK, Independent Senior Member of the Audit Committee at University of Cambridge and Board Trustee at Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
David Germain
CIO
QBE Insurance Group