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3 questions I wish I’d asked as a junior marketer: Hargreaves Lansdown’s David James
A CMO and inventor, the pivotal moment for James came during a business course which made him question his career to date.
By Molly Innes
Hargreaves Lansdown’s chief marketing and commercial officer, David James, didn’t always set out to be a marketer. After finishing university, he joined NatWest’s graduate scheme and built a career initially as an advisor.
It was during his almost-decade long stint with the company, when he was running the graduate marketing campaigns aimed at recruiting new talent to NatWest, that he first flexed his marketing muscle.
