David Catterall

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David Catterall (born 20th of February, 1964) is one of Queensland's most respected tourism industry executives^[1]. He is currently the Managing Director of Best Management Group.^[2]. He has been involved with the management of 89 hotels around Australia, and was also involved in the development of Sunlover Holidays.^[3] David continues to be in high demand as a prominent hotel and mangement consultant producing business plans, such as Pathway 2010

1 Tourism
2 Best Management Group
3 Domain Resorts
4 Entertainment
- 4.1 Status Quo
- 4.2 the Party Starters
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Tourism

David was involved in the development of the You'll Never Never Know Northern Territory campaign in 1992, which featured Daryl Somers from Hey Hey it's Saturday. The campaign proved to be one of the most successful and enduring tourism and marketing campaigns in Australia's history.^[4] The campaign was a consequence of the Kennedy Review, commissioned by Marshall Perron government and authored by prominent businessman Mr. Jim Kennedy O.B.E.

David was the principal management consultant responsible for the marketing launch of Twin Towns Resort at Tweed Heads on the Gold Coast in 1999.

In 1999, David was the architect of the branding of Reef HQ, for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

He was a member of the judging panel of the Australian Tourism Awards (2004-2005) and Queensland Tourism Awards (2003 - 2005).

David was a director of QANTAS Founders Ltd. from 2003 - 2005.

David makes regular speaking appearances at major hotel industry events including the 2007 Horwath ANZPHIC Conference in Sydney,Australia.^[5]

[edit] Best Management Group

In 1999 he established Best Management Group which has now become a leading tourism management and consulting firm.^[6]. The company manages The Point Brisbane, a leading boutique 4.5 star hotel at Kangaroo Point. The Hotel was recognised at the 2007 Queensland Tourism Awards with a business excellence award. The Point Hotel was the first hotel in Australia to offer guests an empty bucket to capture excess shower water for recycling.

[edit] Domain Resorts

David established Domain Resorts for Consolidated properties and Multiplex (company) in 2005^[7]. This chain of resorts includes the 600 acre Casuarina Beach resort development, now partly completed, and on track to become the largest resort in Australia^[8]^[9], with over 1000 rooms ^[10].

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Status Quo

David has played a central role in organising major Australian tours (2000, 2003, and 2006) for british rock legends Status Quo, and Best Management continues to represent their interests in Australia. Recognition for David's contribution to the success of the band has been documented in the sleeve notes of recent album releases including In Search of the Fourth Chord, The Party Ain't Over Yet, Riffs, Excess All Areas and Heavy Traffic.

[edit] the Party Starters

He also is the guiarist in popular covers music band, the Party Starters, which formed in 2000 as an artistic charitable pursuit. ^[11]The band regularly performs at live venues and corporate events. The Party Starters have released two singles, "Spinning Wheel Blues" (2000) and "I'm a Rocker" (2002) from the yet unreleased album "Roo For You", produced by Murdo McCrae. Through the Party Starters, David has given generously to many charities, assisting in fundraising events including Corporate Countdown (2003) at the Hordern Pavillion, and Boardroom Blitz (2003) at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.