David Bannister
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". David Bannister is an author, journalist and financial analyst. He is the author of "Getting the Most From Your Dragon 32: The Indispensable Guide to Your Home Computer".
Education[edit]
David Bannister was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1958. He studied at Woolverstone Hall in Ipswich. At University, he studied Electronic Engineering at the University of North Wales in Bangor.
Journalism[edit]
In 1979, Bannister joined the staff of Personal Computer World, the first British computer magazine. He has been the computer editor of Electronics Weekly and the news editor for Computing. Between 1991 and 1996, he was the Executive Editor of Dealing With Technology, then moved on in September 1996 to the role of Editorial Director of Financial Markets IT, where he worked until September 2001. He has written in a freelance capacity for publications such as Waters magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, and The Financial Times. In February 2004, he became the editor of Banking Technology, a role he held for 12 years. This magazine was founded in 1983, and is published ten times a year for professionals within the banking sector. During this position, he was a part of Sibos Daily News, a news company designed for reporting on Sibos, SWIFT's global financial networking event, where he was a regular panellist and moderator. He has also been a contributor on BBC Radio 4's personal finance programme Moneybox, Channel 4 News, BBC Newsnight and Sky News.
Author[edit]
David Bannister was approached by Penguin Publishing in 1982 to write a book for part of their Penguin Personal Computer Collection, a series of books designed for the public's understanding of home computers and their uses. The collection's titles follow the format Getting the Most From Your..., with computers such as the Lynx and the VIC 20 having instruction guides. Bannister chose to write about the Dragon 32, a home computer manufactured in the 1980s for the European market. The book itself has 10 chapters and 4 appendices, with a dedication to Mr Bean.
Analyst[edit]
In 2016, Bannister underwent a career change to become a Principal Analyst at Ovum, a financial services research company. He has since worked with Aite Group and his current company, Bloor Research. He has worked with the world's leading technology companies and banks, such as IBM, and Temenos.
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