David Smethurst

Board & C-Suite Advisor | Energy & Technology | Driving Commercial Value from Digital Transformation | Speaker | Board Member

David is a Board and C-Suite Advisor working with energy companies and technology providers—from startups to global enterprises—to convert digital transformation into measurable commercial outcomes. Drawing on executive experience as a COO and CTO, David supports leadership teams in identifying and prioritizing investments that drive revenue growth, improve asset and product performance, and expand operating margins.

David’s work spans the intersection of strategy, operations, and technology—helping both operators and solution providers align digital ambition with real market and business value. For energy companies, this means unlocking performance, efficiency, and resilience across oil & gas, power & utilities, and renewables. For technology firms, it means sharpening value propositions, scaling solutions, and aligning innovation with customer demand and commercial traction.

David works closely with boards and executive teams to make confident, investment-grade decisions—ensuring digital initiatives are scalable, financially sound, and aligned to core business objectives. This includes embedding cybersecurity, resilience, and governance into transformation programs from the outset, protecting enterprise value while enabling growth.

As an entrepreneur and business builder, David brings a pragmatic, results-oriented approach—focused on what delivers impact, not just innovation. David helps organizations cut through complexity, prioritize what matters, and translate transformation into sustained competitive advantage and long-term enterprise value.