David Clayton

Wide ranging knowledge of the language services market: David joined SDL as a Non-Executive Director in December 2009 and has served as Senior Independent Director and, for nine months through 2015/2016, interim Executive Chairman.

Proven business acumen: David was Managing Director and Head of European Technology Research at CSFB from 1997 until 2004. In June 2004, David joined The Sage Group plc Board as a Non-Executive Director and took up an executive role as Director of Strategy and Corporate Development from October 2007 to February 2012. He is currently Chairman of Forensic and Compliance Systems and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the charity Changing Faces. David is also on the boards of FCS (UK) Limited, Solar Archive Ltd, Albora Technologies Ltd and a trustee of Changing Faces and Dixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd.