Dave remains responsible for setting and driving Activata’s strategy through extensive network distribution, robust technologies and a comprehensive product set comprising major brands.

In his early years working for leading  telco companies, Dave drove enormous expansion of phone cards in New Zealand by marketing phone cards to the public beyond the traditional student, tourist and migrant market.

His early recognition of the gift card opportunity within New Zealand led Ezi-Pay to deliver the country’s first gift card malls into high foot traffic retail locations in time for Christmas trading in 2007, less than 8 months after the idea’s conception.

Dave’s wide ranging strategic skills have seen him successfully develop a number of companies within the competitive industries of electricity (Director Empower Ltd, now owned by Contact Energy), telecommunications (National Sales Manager, Telstra NZ) and Eftpos (MD, Netco, purchased by Provenco) solutions.