David Brink (businessman)

David Charles Brink (born 9 August 1939) is a South African businessman and sits on the boards of a number of large companies.^[1]

Brink followed his father's footsteps by going into mining, he joined Anglo American from 1962 and was appointed section manager of Western Deep Levels in 1967. He completed a master's degree in mining engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1970, he left Anglo American and joined Murray & Roberts as the manager of RUC Mining Contracting Company and by 1974 he was appointed managing director. Brink work himself up the "corporate ladder", 1983 – chief executive of Murray & Roberts Industrial, 1984 – chief operating Officer of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd, 1986 – chief executive of the Murray & Roberts Group and in July 1994 he was appointed chairman of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd which he held until he retired in December 2003.

Offices he is currently or recently held:

• Murray & Roberts – Director (July 1984 – December 2003)
• Absa Group – Deputy Chairman (April 1992 – present)
• Sanlam – Director (January 1994 – present)
• Sappi – Non-executive Director (March 1994 – present)
• BHP – Director (June 1997 – present)
• Unitrans – Chairman (November 1997 – present)
• South African Institute of Directors – Vice President
• National Business Initiative – Board member
• Business Trust – Co-chairman
• Trustees of the South African Nature Foundation – Board member