David Keating

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CFO at Vivasure Medical

Ireland

Overview

David Keating is an experienced CFO at Vivasure Medical, qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a B. Comm from the University of Galway. His career spans SMEs to PLCs like Greencore and Applegreen, with proven expertise in strategic financing, M&A, and corporate restructuring. Colleagues have described him as a strategic and commercial professional.

There is no publicly available information regarding Davids personal life, hobbies, or interests outside of his professional career.

He has deep experience in the MedTech space, successfully organizing multiple financing rounds for Vivasure Medical, including EIB Venture Debt and securing Horizon 2020 grant aid.

Personality Overview

Self-Confident

Vision Oriented

Decisive

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

MedTech Financing
As CFO of Vivasure Medical, he is responsible for financial management and has successfully led multiple equity, venture debt, and grant funding rounds for the company.
M&A Strategy
Has direct experience managing large-scale corporate acquisitions, including leading a €50m deal at Uniphar PLC and supporting a major acquisition at Greencore Group.
Rapid Growth Management
Has been recognized for providing thought leadership and experience to companies undergoing rapid growth and significant IT transformation, notably at Applegreen PLC.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2017
CFO at Vivasure Medical
8-2016 - 12-2016
Interim Senior Finance Role at Greencore Group plc
10-2015 - 6-2016
Interim Group Financial Controller (Corporate Controller) at Applegreen PLC
5-2013 - 2-2014
Interim Group Financial Controller (Corporate Controller) at Greencore Group plc
4-2012 - 4-2013
Corporate Acquisition Project at Uniphar PLC

Education

1986 - 1990
FCA from Institute of Chartered Accountants Ireland
1984 - 1986
B.Comm from University of Galway

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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