David is passionate about the community and participating in interesting challenges. Each interesting challenge is an opportunity to raise awareness and new funds for a variety of community organisations.
David is the former Group Managing Director of Telstra’s Consumer business where his business leadership responsibilities for the past seven years encompassed the provision of mobile communications, broadband, pay TV and entertainment services for Australian consumers. The group he led was also responsible for Telstra’s Shops, mobile phone dealers and Consumer Call Centres. David was also a Director of Pay TV operator FOXTEL Pty Ltd.
David joined Telstra in February 2001 as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Group Managing Director, Finance and Administration. Prior to Telstra, David spent 10 years at General Electric Inc where he was CEO of GE and GE Capital, Australia and New Zealand.
- 2003 – 2009 Group Managing Director – Telstra Consumer
- 2001 – 2003 Chief Financial Officer – Telstra Corporation Limited
- 2001 – 2009 Director – FOXTEL Limited
- 2001 – 2003 Chairman – CSL (Hong Kong) Limited
- 2001 – 2003 Director – REACH Limited
- 1998 – 2001 Chief Executive Officer, GE Australia and NZ
- 1996 – 2001 Chief Executive Officer – GE Capital Australia and NZ
- 1991 – 1994 Vice President and Business Development manager GE Capital
- 1989 – 1991 Chief Financial Officer – Palmer Tube Mills Limited
- 1987 – 1989 Co-Founder and Principal – Inter-financial Limited
- 1985 – 1987 Manager, Corporate Finance, Bain and Company
- 1981 – 1985 Assistant Vice President, Citibank NA
- 1980 – 1981 Management trainee, Boral Limited
Public Recognition
- Insto Magazine Australian CFO of the Year (2003)
- Australian Telecom Industry CFO of the Year (2002 and 2003)
- Fellow Certified Practising Accountants – Australia (2007 – present)
- Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Business Outstanding Alumni Award (2000)
- Queensland University of Technology, Chancellors Outstanding Alumni Award (2000)
