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David Tait
Chief Executive Officer at
World Gold Council Ltd.
Profile
Mr. David Tait is a Chief Executive Officer at World Gold Council Ltd., and an Independent Director at FICC Markets Standards Board Ltd. He is on the Board of Directors at WGC USA Asset Management Co, LLC, World Gold Trust Services LLC and FICC Markets Standards Board Ltd. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at World Gold Council Ltd. in February 2019.
During his 30 years in the financial services industry, he has worked for a variety of reputed firms, most recently as Global Head of Fixed Income Macro Products at Credit Suisse.
Prior to that he held senior trading roles at both Credit Suisse and UBS Investment Bank.
Mr. David Tait began his career trading at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse and then built considerable asset management experience at Bluecrest Capital, Peloton Partners and Citadel Europe.
He is currently an Independent Member of the Bank of England’s FICC Market Standards Board.
Mr. Tait also served on the board at World Gold Trust.
He was awarded an MBE by the Queen for his services to the charity.
David Tait active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
World Gold Council Ltd.
 World Gold Council Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a membership organization and platform for gold data, insights and analytical tools for professional investors | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-02-24 |
World Gold Council Ltd. (Research)
 World Gold Council Ltd. (Research) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research | Chief Executive Officer | 2019-01-31 |
WGC USA Asset Management Co, LLC
 WGC USA Asset Management Co, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management services | Director/Board Member | 2019-02-24 |
World Gold Trust Services LLC
 World Gold Trust Services LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Functions as gold-backed exchange-traded funds | Director/Board Member | 2019-02-24 |
Financial Markets Standards Board Ltd.
 Financial Markets Standards Board Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization for wholesale financial markets | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of David Tait
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
World Gold Trust
 World Gold Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as an Umbrella Fund | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 6 |
|---|---|
World Gold Council Ltd.
World Gold Council Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a membership organization and platform for gold data, insights and analytical tools for professional investors | Commercial Services |
World Gold Trust Services LLC
World Gold Trust Services LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Functions as gold-backed exchange-traded funds | Finance |
World Gold Council Ltd. (Research)
World Gold Council Ltd. (Research) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research | Finance |
World Gold Trust
World Gold Trust Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Acts as an Umbrella Fund | Miscellaneous |
WGC USA Asset Management Co, LLC
WGC USA Asset Management Co, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Provides asset management services | Finance |
Financial Markets Standards Board Ltd.
Financial Markets Standards Board Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a non profit organization for wholesale financial markets | Commercial Services |
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