In his current role as Secretary of the IEC Conformity Assessment Board, based in Geneva Switzerland, David liaises with many international organizations and presents at international events on various topics including cybersecurity. David holds a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the UNSW in Sydney Australia and an Executive MBA in Management of Technology (MoT) from the EPFL in Lausanne Switzerland.  Prior to joining the IEC, David’s 30 years career spanned diverse professional experience in technical, commercial and management areas across 3 continents mainly in international SMEs focused on industrial manufacturing including his own 10 year start-up during the 1990s.