David is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX), Superyacht Australia (SYA) and Australian Commercial Marine Group (ACMG). David is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon and served as an Infantry Officer on active service including deployments with the United Nations and working in multinational command headquarters.
David was previously the Manager Operations for the Far North Queensland Ports Corporation. Included in the ports David was responsible for was the port of Cairns containing three shipyards, HMAS Cairns and Australia’s largest superyacht marina, Marlin Marina. During this time David was the Deputy Chair of Superyacht Group Great Barrier Reef and a member of the SYA Working Groups for charter legislation and Great Barrier Reef superyacht anchorages.
Since joining AIMEX in 2018, he has successfully negotiated the Special Recreational Vessel Act 2019 (Charter Laws for Foreign Superyachts) and worked diligently to strengthen regional cooperation within South East Asia and the Pacific.
