David Ingle Thodey is a businessperson who has been the head of 9 different companies. Mr. Thodey is Non-Executive Chairman at Tyro Payments Ltd., Chairman of Xero Ltd. and Chairman for Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation.

He is also on the board of Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

Mr. Thodey previously held the position of Chairman for Sensis Pty Ltd., Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Telstra Corp. Ltd., Chairman at Vodafone Fixed Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of IBM New Zealand Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of IBM Australia Ltd. and Chairman of Basketball Australia.

He received an undergraduate degree from Victoria University of Wellington.