New Century Media

David W.B. Burnside is Chairman of New Century, a position he also held in the company’s predecessor consultancy, David Burnside Associates, between 1994 and 2007.

David was the Member of Parliament for South Antrim from June 2001 to May 2005, during which time he served on the DEFRA all party select committee. From November 2003 to May 2009, he was a member of the Northern Ireland Legislative Assembly at Stormont.

Prior to entering Parliament, David was Director of Public Affairs for British Airways from 1984 to 1993, a position that included responsibility for the airline’s global marketing and public relations activities during the company’s highly successful privatisation programme.

As the airline’s Director of Public Affairs, he was responsible for worldwide public affairs that included all press and media relations, City and financial PR, parliamentary lobbying activities, and internal communications within the company.

David also served from 1990 to 1993 as a non-executive director of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. He was a non-executive director of The European, the first pan-European daily newspaper and assisted in its launch.

Between 1978 and 1984, David was Public Relations Director for the Institute of Directors, a period in which the institute rose to considerable influence as the United Kingdom’s leading business organisation.

A native Ulsterman, David is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast.