# David J. Howells

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:david-j-howells-msa |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-j-howells-msa |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 8 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-18T15:51:22.61194+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T05:28:44.783+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: David J. Howells
- Display name: David J. Howells

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-18T15:51:22.88429+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.6 |
| Record Quality | 0.861 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 0 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | PUBLISHED |
| ai_governance | PUBLISHED |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE |
| relationships | NOT_REVIEWED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/david-j-howells-msa/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Roles

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- NOT_ASSERTED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:cybersecurity_experience:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264.

## Executive company

- Executive at MSA Safety Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:executive_company:5. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d3ea818e9c0777f2fc36548f0962c97531c57721dbafecadd44ec7fea3944b7, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264, alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e.

## Executive function

- Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:executive_function:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Sr. Vice President and President, International. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:executive_title:7. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d3ea818e9c0777f2fc36548f0962c97531c57721dbafecadd44ec7fea3944b7, alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-j-howells-msa:technology_background:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Board and committees | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:6ae429076d62ebfff2737e7c8592f7a075f5bd7913c7cf98c516851882bfa264: [MNESP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000005/msa-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d3ea818e9c0777f2fc36548f0962c97531c57721dbafecadd44ec7fea3944b7: [MSA 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66570/000006657026000005/msa-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:927f611bae24023c14de054980644e485c1d10c770afa8356569ea7261d9b15e: MSA executive roster source.

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-j-howells-msa)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-j-howells-msa.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-j-howells-msa?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/david-j-howells-msa` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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