
David is the Council’s Executive Director (Communities and Housing) and has been with the organisation since 2008. He provides leadership across a newly established directorate encompassing a range of services with a particular focus on the Council Plan priority of communities and local democracy.
His previous roles have included responsibility for corporate property, planning, infrastructure, economic policy, housing strategy, development and asset management and neighbourhood services (roads, engineering, waste management, transport, and grounds maintenance).
David is a chartered town planner and has 20 years of experience in leading a variety of services and complex capital projects across the public and private sectors.