David Frost, group organisational development director, Total Produce

Frost's career started in automotive manufacturing after he graduated with a degree in manufacturing engineering

After a period specialising in quality management and continuous improvement he became a chartered engineer and then went on to complete a Master’s degree in quality and human resource management.

He is passionate about building highly-engaged organisations and decided to move his career into human resources, organisation development, people strategy and talent development. He has held executive and board-level HR roles in international businesses such as Carlsberg and Norbert Dentressangle (now XPO Logistics).

Since early 2017 he has been group organisational development director with Total Produce, a global €5 billion fresh food business. In this role he reports to the group CEO and is responsible for global people strategy, organisation design, succession planning and talent development. He is passionate about developing leadership capability centred around coaching, facilitation and strong two-way communication.

Frost is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.