Mr. David Warren A. East is a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Rolls-Royce Plc and a Member at The Institution of Engineering & Technology.

He is on the Board of Directors at ASML Holding NV, Rolls-Royce Group Ltd., Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, Rolls-Royce Plc, Reciva Ltd. and The Connected Digital Economy Catapult. Mr. East was previously employed as a Non-Executive Director by BT Group Plc, an Independent Director by Micron Technology, Inc., a Senior Independent Non-Executive Director by De La Rue Plc, a Chief Executive Officer by ARM Holdings Plc, a Principal by Texas Instruments Incorporated, and a Non-Executive Director by Dyson Ltd.

He also served on the board at Dyson James Group Ltd.

He received his undergraduate degree from Wadham College and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.