Mr David Bookbinder

KANDO id: 22197

Bio

Chairman of Derbyshire First Investments Ltd since its establishment in 1987. Was Leader of Derbyshire County Council for eleven years. Directly involved in the development of major industrial estates, factory building programmes, business assistance schemes, promotional events (both in the UK and overseas), the development of twinning agreements and trade exchanges with overseas countries and also led the negotiations to bring Toyota to Derbyshire. Has developed a wide range of personal contacts within both the public and private sectors, in the East Midlands, UK and overseas where his development of twinning and trade agreements with Shanxi Province in China has led to the creation of the first China Britain Investments Ltd office in the UK.

Education