David holds dual Australian and British citizenship. A Mathematician, he is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a member of the Indonesian Australian Business Council. He has been in business in Indonesian for 17 years, prior to which he spent over 20 years in the mining industry working in the UK, Africa, and Australia. David currently serves as the President Director of P.T. Mitrais, Chairman of P.T. Mincom Indoservices, and Auslang International Pty Ltd. and a Non Executive Director of Oniqua Pty Ltd. He is also on the board of the Bali International School. In the wake of the blast. David assisted wounded Australians to evacuate and then worked in the morgue on behalf of the British Consul for 4 days, for which he was consequently awarded the MBE in 2003 by the British government.
He held the position of Head of YKIP Management Board from 2003 – 2008. David’s dedication to YKIP was unflagging and his support is still felt through the serviced office space, volunteer webmasters and IT support of his company Mitrais.
