David Franklin

David Franklin is Global Director of Brand Protection Sales at NetNames. Leading pharmaceutical brands around the world partner with NetNames to be present, protected and prosperous on the internet. A senior executive with 25 years experience, Mr. Franklin joined NetNames in 2008. His day to day responsibilities include the global direction and leadership of the NetNames Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting services, which help clients to detect and remove online threats such as the sale of counterfeit goods, grey market sales, and trademark abuse.

Mr Franklin is a frequent and well-regarded speaker at conferences, a founder member of the UK Anti-Counterfeit Group and a member of the internet working group of the International Anti-Counterfeit Coalition (IACC). He is often called upon by organisations such as the BBC as a subject matter expert on Internet-related matters. Mr. Franklin has a degree in Engineering from Cambridge University and also has a passion for playing jazz on the saxophone in his spare time.