David is former Chief Executive of Habinteg Housing Association (Ulster) Ltd, an organisation Cedar has had a long partnership with in the development and delivery of specialist Housing Support for disabled people.

David is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Institute for Leadership and Management.  He previously sat on the board of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations and is a past President of Holywood Chamber of Commerce.  He was awarded an OBE in 2004 for services to Housing in Northern Ireland.

David currently serves on the Living Options Panel of Executive Committee.