David Kingston

David R Kingston (born in London, England) is a Sydney merchant banker. He is chairman of Brisbane tourism group Club Crocodile,^[1] owns the Palace Group of hotels, including The Roxy Hotel, The Elk Hotel and Beachcomber Hotel.^[2]

Kingston was formerly a Non-Executive Managing Director of N M Rothschild & Sons Australia. He is a director of Southern Cross Broadcasting, and a former independent director of Coopers Brewery.^[3]

According to the Crikey website in 2006, Kingston was estimated by colleagues to be worth about $150 million.^[4]

References

1. McCullogh, James: River Queens in rough water, The Courier-Mail, 20 June 2007.
2. McClymont, Kate: A bar too far, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 March 2002.
3. Leyden, Fleur: Southern Cross hires its own, Herald Sun, 20 February 2007.
4. Mayne, Stephen: The CRW (Crikey Revised Wealth) Rich List, Crikey, 25 May 2006.