David Lynch is widely regarded as one of the leading CIO’s in the Asia Pacific region.
He joined CPT Global in April 2016 as chief executive of Australia & Asia. Mr Lynch led the digital transformation strategy and execution for DBS Bank in Hong Kong and China. He also established Hong Kong’s first dedicated fintech startup accelerator in 2015 in partnership with technology giants Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung.
Mr Lynch lived and worked in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong for 13 years prior to relocating to Australia. He has also completed work assignments across the globe in Africa, Middle East, North and South America.
Mr Lynch held CIO roles at General Motors, Standard Chartered and DBS Bank. He is an advisory board member for Kasisto, a New York/Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup.
In 2010, he was the inaugural winner of the Australia China Alumni award for corporate achievement. In 2015, he was the winner of the Customer Experience in Financial Services (CXFS) award.