David Cartney
Syndicates 19 & 91

Chairman since:
2004

Current Executive / Board positions:
Chairman, SJ Electric Group
Chairman, Victoria Parade Surgical Hospital
Chairman, International Business Mentors
Non-executive Director, Academy of Strategic Performance and Executive training

Memberships:
Fellow, The Australian Institute of Company Directors
Fellow , Certified Practicing Accountants
Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Member, Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Member of the committee, Family Business Network
Member, Institute of Certified Management Accountants
Member, Family Business Australia
Member of the fund raising committee, Mind Australia

Achievements:
David has been involved in senior positions in British Airways, Security Pacific Bank London, ANZ Bank Australia, and Agribusiness in Australia, CEO of a fruit exporting group in New Zealand and CEO of a confectionary manufacturing and distribution company in Victoria. 

Previous roles include Chairman of a Medico Legal company in Sydney, an IT computer maintenance and disaster recovery centre business, a non executive director of both an Australian Wine company and an HR and recruitment company. 

David also was CEO of a software distribution company in Victoria to the finance sector and won three awards for software design.

David is also involved with training and mentoring directors in corporate governance, strategy, board reviews, financial performance and business valuations and writes for Thomson Reuters Publishing.

Best advice ever received:

It’s all about people, relationships and seeing the strategy through to the end.