David Fitzpatrick, former CIBSE Patrons Chair, Ex-CIBSE Trustee, and current Chair of the CIBSE Communication Group, brings over 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles as Sales Director at NuAire, Colt, and Actionair and founding smoke control businesses like Adexsi UK and Smay Ventilation Systems Ltd. David has chaired sessions at the CIBSE Technical Symposium, spoken at the London Build Expo, and participated in fire safety panels at various conferences. He is also the chair of a new CIBSE working group for fire safety which began in Sept 2024.