Mr. David Chan serves as the Honorary Secretary (General) of the Association of Bartenders & Sommeliers, Singapore and is instrumental in the organization of the local and overseas competitions such as National Cocktail Competition, the Asia-Pacific Bartender of the Year Competition, the Wine Sommelier Challenge, and the Wine Gastronomy Masterclass.
He is a Certified Food & Beverage Executive (CFBE – a professional designation from the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association), and an USA Certified Trainer for Training for Intervention Procedures, a Responsible Service of Alcohol program for the bar and retail industry which he has taught more than half a thousand of employees with the support of the Employment & Employability Institute (e2i).
He is also an UK Wine & Spirits Education Trust nominated wine educator, was accredited as Wine Tutor by the Bordeaux Wine School, France and awarded a Certified Tea Sommelier by the Australian Tea Masters.
He holds a Bachelor of Education and Training (HRD) from the University of Melbourne / Singapore Institute of Management, Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) from the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), Executive Program in Hospitality Management by Cornell University / National University of Singapore, and the DePaul University / SHATEC Advanced Leadership program.