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David Johnson

Energizer · DISC type I
Chief Operating Officer at Gleeds
📍 Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain

Neil Andrew Shah is the Chief Operating Officer at Gleeds, having progressed through the company from regional leadership in Europe to his current global role. His expertise lies in international business development, operations, and contract negotiation. He holds a BSc (Hons) from the University of the West of England.

Outside of his primary professional duties, Neil has shown a keen interest in the intersection of technology and public services, specifically following the developments of government technology initiatives in Singapore.

His career is distinguished by a long-term focus on driving Gleeds expansion across the European and EMEA markets.

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Experience
45 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Madrid Metropolitan Area, Spain
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Big Picture Person
Informal
Imaginative

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

International Expansion
Has a long track record of managing and expanding business operations for Gleeds across Western Europe, EMEA, and now globally as COO.
Business Operations
His current role as COO and listed skills from previous director roles highlight a primary focus on operational excellence and management.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Gleeds
3-2023 - 2-2025
Managing Director, Gleeds Europe
Gleeds
1-2019 - 2-2023
Managing Director, Gleeds EMEA
Gleeds
1-2016 - 12-2018
Regional Director, Western Mainland Europe
Gleeds
1-1991 - 12-2015
Director Nacional, Gleeds Ibérica, S.A.
Gleeds
In the press

Media appearances

David Johnson heads leadership evolution at Gleeds. Featured in Scottish Construction Now
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Gleeds appoints new COO as incumbent takes up new role at firm. Featured in Building.co.uk
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Education
1981 - 1985
BSc (Hons)
University of the West of England, formerly Bristol Polytechnic
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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