David Charles Brink (b 9 August 1939) is a South African businessman and sits on the boards of a number of large companies. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... See also: 1938 in South Africa, other events of 1939, 1940 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

Brink followed his fathers footsteps by going into mining, he joined Anglo American from 1962 and was appointed section manager of Western Deep Levels in 1967. He completed a masters degree in mining engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 1970 he left Anglo American and joined Murray & Roberts as the manager of RUC Mining Contracting Company and by 1974 he was appointed managing director. Brink work himself up the "corporate ladder", 1983 - chief executive of Murray & Roberts Industrial, 1984 - chief operating Officer of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd, 1986 - chief executive of the Murray & Roberts Group and in July 1994 he was appointed chairman of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd which he held until he retired in December 2003. See Anglo-America for the term denoting mixed English and American influence or heritage or those parts of (or groups within) America which have a tie to or which are influenced by England or simply English-speaking America. ... See also: 1961 in South Africa, other events of 1962, 1963 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1966 in South Africa, other events of 1967, 1968 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... The University of the Witwatersrand (pronounced vit-vaters-rant, with flat vowels -- see South African English) is the leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ... See also: 1973 in South Africa, other events of 1974, 1975 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1982 in South Africa, other events of 1983, 1984 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1983 in South Africa, other events of 1984, 1985 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1985 in South Africa, other events of 1986, 1987 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1993 in South Africa, other events of 1994, 1995 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 2002 in South Africa, other events of 2003, 2004 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

Offices he is currently or recently held:

• Murray & Roberts Holdings Limited - Director (July 1984 - December 2003)
• Absa Group Limited - Deputy Chairman (April 1992 - current)
• Sanlam Limited - Director (January 1994 - current)
• Sappi Limited - Non-executive Director (March 1994 - current)
• BHP Billiton Plc - Director (June 1997 - current)
• Unitrans Limited - Chairman (November 1997 - current)
• BHP Billiton Limited - Director (June 2001 - current)
• South African Institute of Directors - Vice President
• National Business Initiative - Board member
• Business Trust - Co-chairman
• Trustees of the South African Nature Foundation - Board member