Speakers

David is a senior executive with more than 25 years of experience across Australia and Asia Pacific, leading growth, transformation and customer innovation in cloud services, data centres, AI infrastructure and digital platforms.

As Chief Customer and Commercial Officer at NEXTDC, he is responsible for the company’s commercial strategy and go-to-market execution across Hyperscale, Colocation, Edge, Connectivity and Asia. He leads Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Customer Delivery, Products, and Regional and Vendor Management, while supporting NEXTDC’s expansion across Asia.

David plays a key role in advancing NEXTDC’s AI infrastructure strategy, leading initiatives focused on AI Factories, liquid-to-chip cooling technologies, and strategic partnerships, including NVIDIA, NEO and next-generation cloud providers. He has successfully led major enterprise sales programs and is recognised for aligning customer objectives with strong commercial outcomes.

His leadership focuses on customer advocacy, strategic partnerships and high-performing teams. Prior to NEXTDC, David served as Vice President and General Manager at Parallels in Hong Kong and held several senior leadership roles at Symantec, driving growth across ANZ, Asia Pacific and Japan.