Mr Holmes has over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry having held senior roles in the UK and Australia. He was Head of Mortgage Credit for Citibank UK before becoming COO at Preferred Mortgages, one of the first non-conforming lenders in the UK. In August 2000 David moved to Australia and was one of the founding Executives at Pepper Money. While at Pepper Money he served as COO and Global Head of Credit with responsibility for the establishment and maintenance of credit polices throughout Australia, Ireland, and South Korea. David was involved in Pepper Money gaining warehouse funding facilities from three of the banks in Australia.