David Bird

David Bird is an accomplished IT Delivery Manager at Santos Ltd, with extensive experience in leading full lifecycle IT delivery for major capital projects. Bird has held significant roles in IT integration and transition management, including overseeing a major merger and ensuring the successful divestiture of a business unit at ConocoPhillips. With a strong background in business alignment at CBH Group, where Bird managed substantial IT budgets and teams, and prior leadership positions at Cargill, including Global IT Manager and Global IT Transformation Manager, Bird has consistently driven IT strategy, transformation, and operations across multiple regions and teams. Bird holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science from the University of Reading.