Distributor LAN Systems last week appointed David Smith as its new regional manager to cover the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian markets.

Smith previously established LAN System's presence in Canberra and has past IT, logistics and management experience as well as having been a consultant for SMS Management and Technology.

Prior to this he worked for the Department of Defence.

Smith graduated from RMIT University where he received a Bachelor of Business before earning a Masters in Project Management from the Defence University, Canberra.