Judges Profile
David
Sowden FInstR
Sales Manager UK & Ireland
,Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions
David qualified as a Marine Engineer and has 36 years’ industry experience, the last 30 years being in the HVAC industry.
He began his A/C career as a Project Engineer with York International in the Marine Division, later becoming responsible for large chiller installations in London.
David also worked as a Technical Engineer for Dean & Wood covering all products but specializing in industrial and commercial pressure regulation and expansion devices. Later moving to Danfoss as Product Manager for Controls and Compressors. His final two years playing a pivotal role in the design and development of Remote Monitoring Software for major UK Supermarkets.
In 2003 David embarked on a commercial career with Copeland (Emerson) as Sales Manager for UK and Eire. Responsible for compressor sales and account management to Wholesaler and OEM markets. More recently focussed on comfort applications for AC, Heat Pump, Transport and Datacentre applications.
David is a Fellow of the IOR and sits on the Service Engineers Section and on the FETA HVAC and HPA committees.