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Victorian Minister for Education Lynn Kosky (centre) with David Weston at William Angliss Institute, Melbourne Australia 2002.

David Weston - Principal WBI

David Weston has an extensive career in executive positions in both the private and public sector. He opened his first consultancy business 25 years ago and has move in and out of consulting to take up employment opportunities that offered challenges to found new organisations or restructure existing ones.

He has been actively involved in many business and civic organisations.

WBI is based on a sole practice however teams are put together as the demand requires from our extensive group of associates.

Mr. Weston has held the following executive positions:

Chief Executive Office - Adult Multicultural Education Service a government trading enterprise with contracts with both the Australian Federal government to deliver employment services and English language training for newly arrived migrants - annual turn-over $70 million.
Chief Executive Officer - William Angliss Institute of TAFE - the largest provider of tourism, hospitality and food industry training in Melbourne, Australia with over 6,500 students including 1,000 international students.
General Manager Corporate Strategy - Parks Victoria - responsible for open space planning and management of 16% of the land area of the State of Victoria (Australia) with 1,000 staff in 130 work locations.
General Manager Marketing & Development - Melbourne Parks & Waterways - the agency that ran many of Melbourne's attractions and recreational facilities including the Yarra River, Werribee Park historic precinct, the Dandenong Gardens and Albert Park Lake Reserve.
Executive Director - Tasmanian Convention Bureau - the industry membership organisation that markets the Australian state of Tasmania as a convention destination.

David Weston (Certre) introduces Alan Yang of the Australian Institue of Tourism Commerce to Terry Moran Secretary Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Government House Melbourne 2005.

Mr. Weston has served on the following committees and boards:

Member Advisory Board - Australian Institute of Tourism & Commerce 2005 - 2008

Panel Member - Victorian Government's Gambling Research Panel 2003 - 2004

Victorian Auditor-General's - Education Sector Consultative Group 2002 - 2004

Founding Board Member, Victorian Tourism Industry Council 2000-2002

Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry State Council member, 2001-2002

David Weston Director of WBI with former Victorian Minister for Tourism and Minister for Gaming John Pandazopoulos M.P.

President, Tourism Council Australia, Victorian Chapter 1999 -2000

Member, Course Accreditation Committee - B. Sc. Park Management Course, Faculty of Science Deakin University 1998

Initiator and Committee Chair, Centre for Metropolitan Park Research, Victoria University of Technology 1996-1997

Parks Victoria's representative on Williamson Community Leadership Foundation, Banksia Environment Foundation, and State Government's Litter War Cabinet