David S. Clarke

{{Short description|Australian businessman}}

{{For|persons of a similar name|David Clarke (disambiguation)}}

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David Stuart Clarke AO (3 January 1942 – 8 April 2011){{cite news|title=Banking colossus loved to give |first1=Geoffrey|last1=Newman|first2=Peter|last2=Kogoy|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/banking-colossus-loved-to-give/news-story/f988c2f65335e85912b6e22d7964b53b|work=The Australian|date=11 April 2011|accessdate=9 April 2019}} was an Australian businessman. He attended Knox Grammar School on Sydney's North Shore, the University of Sydney (BEc), and Harvard Business School (MBA).

In 1971, Clarke became joint managing director of Hill Samuel, now Macquarie Group.{{Cite web|last=Cummins|first=Carolyn|date=2011-04-08|title=Macquarie veteran dies|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/macquarie-veteran-dies-20110408-1d7sg.html|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}} He was appointed managing director in 1977 and became executive chairman in 1984. Clarke remained Executive Chairman of Macquarie Bank when it changed its name in 1985. He remained in this role until March 2007, when he ceased executive duties. In 2007, he was appointed president of Winemakers' Federation of Australia.{{cite news|title=Macquarie exec named Winemakers' chief |agency=Australian Associated Press|url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/macquarie-exec-named-winemakers-chief-20070627-gdqhm7.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 June 2007|accessdate=9 April 2018}} Clarke also owned several vineyards in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales and was the chairman of Australian Vintage.[http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=275511&rss=yes Mac Bank chair to head winemakers' body] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923045547/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=275511&rss=yes |date=23 September 2012 }}, 27 June 2007.