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David John Shemmans is the founder of Wavedriver Ltd. He currently holds the position of Chairman at Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc since 2014.
He is also a Director at Ricardo Asia Ltd., Ricardo Rail Ltd., Ricardo UK Ltd., Ricardo-AEA Ltd., Ricardo Innovations Ltd., and Ricardo Investments Ltd. Additionally, Mr. Shemmans previously served as the Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Ricardo Plc from 1999 to 2021.
He has also held the position of Operations Director at PowerGen Corp.
and served as a Director at The Electronics Leadership Council.
Furthermore, he is currently an Independent Director at Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp.
from 2021 to 2024 and a Member of the New Automotive Innovation & Growth Team.
Mr. Shemmans obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology in 1987.
David Shemmans active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc
Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc Water UtilitiesUtilities Supplies drinking water | Chairman | 2014-06-30 |
Ricardo Innovations Ltd.
Ricardo Innovations Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides environmental consulting and project management services | Director/Board Member | - |
Ricardo UK Ltd.
Ricardo UK Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides strategic engineering and environmental consultancy services | Director/Board Member | 2003-03-27 |
Ricardo Investments Ltd.
Ricardo Investments Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Director/Board Member | 2006-12-31 |
Ricardo-AEA Ltd.
Ricardo-AEA Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services | Director/Board Member | 2012-09-25 |
Ricardo Rail Ltd.
Ricardo Rail Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business consulting services for the rail industry | Director/Board Member | 2015-06-30 |
Ricardo Asia Ltd.
Ricardo Asia Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops embedded automotive systems software and support tools | Director/Board Member | 2003-12-18 |
Former positions of David Shemmans
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| ELECTRAMECCANICA VEHICLES CORP. | Director/Board Member | 2024-03-25 |
| RICARDO PLC | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-09-29 |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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Ricardo Asia Ltd.
Ricardo Asia Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops embedded automotive systems software and support tools | Technology Services |
Ricardo Plc
Ricardo Plc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides automotive, industrial, rail and energy and environment and defence engineering & strategic consulting services | Commercial Services |
Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc
Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc Water UtilitiesUtilities Supplies drinking water | Utilities |
Ricardo Rail Ltd.
Ricardo Rail Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business consulting services for the rail industry | Commercial Services |
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology
University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Ricardo UK Ltd.
Ricardo UK Ltd. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides strategic engineering and environmental consultancy services | Industrial Services |
PowerGen Corp.
PowerGen Corp. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides plant startup and engineering support to the power industry | Industrial Services |
The Electronics Leadership Council
The Electronics Leadership Council Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides electronics and information technology services | Technology Services |
Wavedriver Ltd. | |
New Automotive Innovation & Growth Team | |
Ricardo-AEA Ltd.
Ricardo-AEA Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services | Commercial Services |
Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp.
Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Develops, manufactures and sells electric commercial trucks | Consumer Durables |
Ricardo Innovations Ltd.
Ricardo Innovations Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides environmental consulting and project management services | Commercial Services |
Ricardo Investments Ltd.
Ricardo Investments Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Provides investment services | Finance |
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