David Whittaker

David Whittaker is an experienced finance and contracts specialist currently serving as the Principal Contracts & Commercial Specialist at Auckland Transport since September 2018. Prior to this role, David held significant positions at Watercare Services Limited, where responsibilities included managing capital works projects and commercial management across several secondments. Previous experience includes roles such as Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer at Transfield Services (NZ) Ltd, and Finance Manager at Vector Limited. David's early career included financial management positions at Air New Zealand, Repco, TVNZ, McDonald's, and Coopers & Lybrand. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics & Computing from Cardiff University.