David Williamson

David Williamson (born 1961 in Edinburgh) is a successful Scottish businessman, and former Executive Director (Operations) at Newcastle United. Williamson is originally from Edinburgh, but has lived in the North East for most of the last 20 years. In April, 2002 Williamson joined Newcastle Racecourse as managing director and during a six year period he transformed their fortunes and helped boost turnover from £2.5m to £6.5m. The Northumberland Plate weekend now brings in £30m to the regional economy and he also introduced Ladies' Day which now attracts over 15,000 racegoers. In April, 2008 Williamson was appointed Executive Director (Operations) for Newcastle United, specifically headhunted by former managing director and chairman Chris...