Individual Member Profile (200 words max)
David Armstrong is chair of Ucanews Ltd, Asian media columnist for the Pearls & Irritations news site and a contributor to Melbourne University's Asialink site. He is a former adjunct professor with Macquarie University, in the field of media and communications, a former President and COO of the Bangkok Post Company and a former chairman of Post Media Ltd in Phnom Penh.
He has been in the media business for more than 40 years, working in Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Cambodia. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of The Australian and of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
David served on the AustCham Board in 2009 and 2010. Then President John Anderson awarded him the AustCham President Award in 2012 in recognition of the very strong support that David has provided to the Chamber and its members.
David is a former Honorary Adviser to the AustCham Board. He is an Honorary Advisor to the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand and an Honorary Member of AustCham.
