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David Turner

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Chief Technology Officer at Compass Group UK & Ireland
📍 United Kingdom

David Turner is a technology and data leader with nearly 30 years of experience, currently serving as the CTO for Compass Group UK & Ireland. He drives digital transformation across technology, data, and cybersecurity, with a career spanning healthcare, retail, and finance. His peers describe him as proactive, competent, and result-driven.

Based in Yorkshire, David lives with his wife and two cockapoos. He is passionate about nature literacy for children and enjoys Peloton workouts, long walks in the countryside, and travelling. His favorite meal is a classic roast with Yorkshire puddings.

During the pandemic, David served as the CTO for NHS England, where he helped deliver the national NHS COVID-19 app and vaccination systems.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics David cares about

Digital Transformation
He is leading the digital transformation at Compass Group and has a history of leading major cloud and agile transformation programs at companies like William Hill and Virgin Active.
AI in Business
He actively considers how AI will reshape work, teams, and delivery models, viewing its adoption as a critical challenge for tech leaders.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Chief Technology Officer
Compass Group UK & Ireland
5-2023 - 10-2025
Group Chief Technology Officer
Virgin Active
2-2022 - 5-2023
Chief Technology Officer
NHS England
2-2022 - 5-2023
Chief Technology Officer
NHS Digital
5-2020 - 2-2022
Chief Technology Officer
NHSX
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Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 7-2006
Master of Science
Queen Mary University of London
2017 - 2017
Professional Program
Stanford 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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