It is always a big move to step away from the relative security of a position at a big industry player.  It certainly was a big decision for David Goddard, in 2024, to move away from Davy and take on its €1.7 billion investment management portfolio as a separate standalone business. Goddard joined a string of senior executives leaving the wealth management firm following the expiration of a non-compete clause tying them to the company until mid-2024. He is hugely experienced, closing property deals worth multiple billions of euro on behalf of clients across retail, hotels, industrial, and office space.…