David Brooks Wilson

September 2011

David Charles Brooks Wilson

Chairman/CEO Noble Wilson Limited

David Brooks Wilson is the Chairman/CEO of Noble Wilson Limited, which is a property consultancy and real estate advisory company. It specialises in business development, advice on property development and major projects, as well as trade links with Asia. It is based in Bedfordshire and has offices in Seattle, Seoul and Tokyo advising on all property issues in Europe, USA and Asia.

His career has embraced the property and construction industries where he has held positions at Director/Group Secretary level in major companies. Most recently he was the Major Projects Advisor and Estates Director at Imperial College which he managed one of the largest University estates in the UK; over 5,000,000 sq.ft. with an historic valuation of over £1bn. He was Chairman of Imperial Activities Limited (IMPACT) and Burlington Danes Construction Limited, both wholly owned subsidiaries of Imperial College. David Brooks Wilson was also the Strategic Advisor to the Rector on all College property issues, covering major project delivery, acquisitions and disposals.

Prior to that DCBW was Managing Director of Eurotunnel Developments and Group Property Director of Eurotunnel, where he was based from inception until 2002.

He has held positions at Director level at Trafalgar House Investments plc, Bovis Group, The British Land Company plc, Euston Centre Properties plc and City Wall Holdings Limited. He has been a non-executive Director of Dalkia plc, part of the Vivendi Group, and was formerly Deputy Chairman of Dalkia Energy & Technical Services plc.

He has been a member of the Boards of the South East England Regional Assembly and was Deputy Chairman of their Planning Committee. Previously he has been a Director of the Kent and Medway Learning & Skills Council, Kent Training & Enterprise Council, Nacore-Europe/UK Chapter, Cambridge International Land Institute at Fitzwilliam College, Ashford Chamber of Commerce, as well as Chairman of the Kent Developers' Group and a member of the CBI South East Regional Council.

Through Noble Wilson Limited, DCBW advises Ardmore Construction Limited, Versant Investments Limited and Turner & Townsend. He is also a Director of Locate in Kent Limited, Versant Investments Limited, and Major Projects Director and a Governor at Goodenough College, London.

DCBW was educated at Ottershaw Sch