David is the Managing Director and founder of Spinifex International Business Services and throughout his career has acquired a rich base of skills and experience working across a diverse range of industries throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia.

Now semi-retired, David continues to specialise in organisational change management, developing and implementing operational / sales strategies, and mentoring SME business owners. He still enjoys the ‘hands on’ approach and has designed and implemented a wide variety of successful business strategies in many challenging environments.

Having lived and worked in Vietnam, David is passionate about growing two-way trade relationships between West Australian and Vietnamese SME’s. Over the last eighteen years David has travelled extensively around Vietnam visiting a wide range of SME businesses, business organisations and local governments.

David is also an accomplished Singer/ Songwriter and has received Australian and International recognition for his songs about WA’s Pilbara Region and Vietnam. He is also a published author.

David is currently Vice Chairman of the WA Asia Business Council