David S. Adam

David Adam "practiced for some years as a partner of a legal firm in Melbourne, before joining BHP (BHP Billiton) in 1970 as Chief Legal Officer. He was with BHP until 1986, his final position being Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs. He was a director of BHP and various subsidiaries from 1977 until he left the company. From 1986, David Adam was a director of a number of companies and Chairman of SBC Warburg Australia Corporation Pty Ltd and Colonial Limited. He retired from the business world in 2000, and is Chairman of Colonial Foundation Limited and of ORYGEN Research Centre." 

David is the Chairman of Colonial Foundation Trust.