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David Norton

Commander · DISC type D
Global Chief Information Officer at M+C Saatchi Group
📍 United Kingdom

With over 35 years of experience, David is a strategic technology leader specializing in the marketing communications industry. He focuses on driving transformative strategies, building high-performance teams, and delivering innovative technology solutions on a global scale for major organizations. He currently operates as a Fractional Global CTO and CIO.

After a long and continuous career, David fulfilled a personal goal by taking his first-ever career break. He and his wife took a self-imposed sabbatical to spend time together, traveling to both new and familiar destinations, an opportunity he describes as fantastic.

He was recently honored by being named in the TOP 100 CISOs of Europe & UK on the RISKEurope “CISO Power 100 Index 2025” list.

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Experience
40 Years
Current Role
Global Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Risk-Taker
Decisive
Impact-Driven

They are very proud of what they do. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Cybersecurity Leadership
Recognized on the “CISO Power 100 Index 2025” for Europe & the UK, he shows a keen interest in topics like mobile operator anti-fraud initiatives.
Quantum Cryptography
He follows the key milestones and timelines for migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), noting the need to be ready for a full transition by 2035.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Global Chief Information Officer
M+C Saatchi Group
6-2024 - 2-2025
Personal goal pursuit
Career Break
1-2019 - 5-2024
Global Chief Technology Officer
Hogarth Worldwide
8-2013 - 12-2018
Non Executive Board Member
The Tech Partnership
9-2009 - 12-2018
Global Chief Information Officer
MullenLowe Group
In the press

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Education

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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

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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