A New Zealand citizen based in Fiji, David has extensive experience in investment banking, financial risk management, public enterprise reform and general management. He holds a BA (First Class Honours) in Economics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, having completed the Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance & Investment.
He is also a Member of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and is certified with the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.
David is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer, Head of Treasury and Head of Risk for Kontiki's sister company, Kontiki Finance. He was previously a manager, corporate advisory, at Macquarie in New Zealand. Prior to that, David managed the Department of Public Enterprises in Fiji, where he oversaw the development and implementation of Fiji's public enterprise reform programme. He also has extensive experience as a business and economic analyst, having previously filled this role at Telecom New Zealand, New Zealand Treasury and Shell Oil (NZ).