David Sharman

SVP and CSO, Dex One

David Sharman is a proven technology leader, transaction expert, strategist, and public company executive. As Chief Strategy Officer of Dex One, he is responsible for digital partnerships, digital product engineering, the product roadmap, overall coordination of the digital business, corporate strategy, and m&a.

He has driven the transformation of Dex One into a digital-centric marketing services business, with a digital business over $300 million growing over 30% per annum. He set the strategic direction, energized the organization and culture, defined the product set and road map, and leveraged his relationships with technology companies to build over a dozen partnerships, including with Google and Yahoo.

David also has extensive transaction, corporate strategy and board experience. In addition to the current merger of Dex and SuperMedia, he led over a dozen acquisitions and divestments and reshaped the strategy at ChoicePoint Inc., where he was Chief Strategy Officer, as well as numerous transactions at AMS Inc. Earlier he spent twelve years as a consultant.

David has an MA in mathematics and a postgraduate diploma in computer science, both from Cambridge University, England.

Twitter: @davidsharman