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David Leese

Evaluator · DISC type dsc
Chief Operating Officer at Life Group Ventures
📍 Greater Glasgow Area, United Kingdom

David Leese is an experienced senior leader with over 30 years in health and social care, now serving as Chief Operating Officer at Life Group Ventures. He has a proven record of leading change and improving performance across various sectors, including property management and education, and holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde.

Living in Glasgow with his family, David is passionate about fitness and personal development. He is both a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor and a Certified Spinning Instructor, dedicating his time to helping senior leaders and teams grow. He is also a qualified football referee.

Unique fact: In addition to his extensive executive career, David is also an SFA qualified football referee.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Glasgow Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Hard To Convince
Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Executive Coaching
He is a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor, runs his own coaching business, and finds supporting the development of senior leaders to be a hugely rewarding role.
Operational Leadership
As a multi-sector COO, he focuses on strategic and operational thinking, making complex situations simple to drive high performance and optimal team culture.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Life Group Ventures
11-2024 - 11-2024
Vice Principal Operations
West College Scotland
5-2024
Facilitator
Core Strengths
3-2024
Managing Director
Thinking Partner Coaching and Management Services
3-2024
Executive Coach and Mentor
Thinking Partner Coaching
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1994 - 1996
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Strathclyde
1986 - 1989
BA (hons) Public Administration
De Montfort University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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