David W.

Commander
DISC Type : D

Mobile Maintenance Manager at Artemis Gold Inc.

Canada

Overview

David is a Maintenance Manager and Mechanical Engineer with over 20 years of experience leading large, multicultural teams in the mining industry across Africa, Asia, and Europe. He has a proven ability to minimize equipment failure and reduce costs, drawn from his education at the University of Strathclyde.

His career is marked by managing complex operations in challenging environments, including Egypt, Eritrea, Burkina Faso, and Mongolia, consistently exceeding organizational objectives.

A key achievement was leading a major safety transformation that resulted in a 40% reduction in incidents.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Risk-Taker

Decisive

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

Topics They Care About

HME Maintenance
Specializes in heavy mining equipment (HME) maintenance, focusing on practices that minimize equipment failure and reduce production downtime.
Workplace Safety
Drove a significant safety transformation in a previous role, achieving a 40% reduction in incidents. A recommender praised his commendable safety-first approach.
Global Team Leadership
Has extensive experience leading large, high-performing, multicultural teams of expatriate and national employees in countries like Eritrea, Egypt, and Burkina Faso.

Media Appearances

David has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Mobile Maintenance Manager at Artemis Gold Inc.
1-2025 - 7-2025
Head of Maintenance at INEOS Tyssedal
9-2021 - 1-2025
HME Maintenance Manager at Bisha Mining Share Company
11-2018 - 9-2021
Mobile Maintenance Manager (Wahgnion Gold Operations) at Endeavour Mining Corporation
7-2016 - 11-2018
Mobile Maintenance Superintendent (Sukari Gold Mine) at Centamin Egypt/Pharaoh Gold Mines

Education

1993 - 1996
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from University of Strathclyde
1988 - 1990
HND from Glasgow College of Nautical Studies

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Insights For Selling To David

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with David is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from David

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will David move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can David take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And David

Personality Compatibility


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