David Donnelly (UK)

Biographical Information

"David Donnelly was CEO of the Private Equity business of Fleming Family and Partners until March 2008. He also sits on the board of two quoted Electra Kingsway Venture Capital Trusts. Previously, David was Chairman and Chief Executive of Highland Participants plc, which was one of the fastest growing and most successful UK independent oil companies in the 1980's. Highland developed partnerships with 23 companies, including Kerr-McGee in the North Sea. It operated in the US, in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as both onshore and offshore the UK. David graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Economics."

Affiliations

• Chair, Caithness Petroleum