David worked with global advertising agencies Young & Rubicam in Montreal and Ogilvy & Mather, Rome (Italy) before joining Ryan & Deslauriers (“R&D”) as a partner in 1996. David was responsible for business development and strategic planning for R&D from 1996 to 2003 in Mont Tremblant and Montréal, before opening the Orlando, Florida office.
In addition to crafting lead generation strategies and creative programs for Intrawest Placemaking’s sales and marketing subsidiary Playground in Eastern Canada, Northeastern USA and Europe, David has worked with R&D on over 600 projects in 39 countries for independent real estate developers, global hotel brands and other real estate sales organizations. David brought R&D to the Westwood 360 Group of Companies in 2022.
David, who is fluent in French and learning Spanish, enjoys spending his free time snow skiing, playing guitar and visiting with his five grown children. David is currently based in Miami, Florida.
David holds a MBA from McGill University in Montreal.