David Roche was born in London, UK, and is by blood half Canadian, a quarter Irish and a quarter French. He attained a degree in Psychology at Durham University and got married and had a family shortly after with unforeseen haste. He has been married for 36 years to his Finnish wife and they have 3 grown up sons. David is a professional coach and mentor, specialising in corporate CEOs, often first-time appointments, across a wide range of sectors. David has 28 years of senior board level experience, having been CEO of both US book chain Borders and also BOOKS etc, and commercial board director at HarperCollins Publishing, Waterstones, and HMV. David now has a portfolio of roles: he is Chair of London Book Fair and the writing agency New Writing North. He is also a consultant and advisor for the publishing industry and lectures at the National Film and Television School to their Creative MA students. David was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Central Lancashire for services to the British Book Industry. He now lives in Kingston upon Thames and his second book, Become a Successful First-Time CEO, was published in March 2024 and is an Amazon #1 Bestseller.Read more about this authorRead less about this author