Dave lives locally having retired recently from his career in the finance industry. As a Relationship Manager for NatWest, he looked after the day to day needs of clients, analysing and advising their financial information. He then went on to work in industry as a Finance / Operations Director for a local company installing capital equipment in Europe, The Baltic States, Russia and India before returning to the banking sector with Bank of Scotland and latterly Lloyds Banking Group. Prior to his retirement Dave was a Senior Credit Manager within the Lloyds business support function assisting businesses.

Dave and his wife have two sons, the elder recently graduated from Sheffield University with a 1st class Degree in Sports Coaching and the younger son is in his final year at Leeds Beckett University.