Ron Carter (businessman)

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Sir Ron Carter
ONZ KNZM
Born Ronald Powell Carter
(1935-06-17) 17 June 1935 (age 89)
Auckland, New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland
Occupation Civil engineer
Spouse(s) Dianne Lewell Oxspring[1]

Sir Ronald Powell "Ron" Carter ONZ KNZM (born 17 June 1935) is a retired New Zealand businessman.

Early life and family

Carter was born in Auckland in 1935, the son of Sybil Muriel (née Townsend) and Eric Powell Carter, a mechanic.[2][3] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School from 1948.[4] In 2013 he described his time at the school: "In all my days at school, although I was in a high-achieving class, I did not cross the platform once in my five years at Auckland Grammar to receive a class or a subject prize."[5]

Carter then attended Auckland University College, graduating in 1958 with a Master of Engineering degree in civil engineering.[6] His thesis was titled The effect of stress on the longitudinal wave velocity of an ultrasonic pulse in concrete.[7]

Beca Group

Carter joined the Beca engineering company in 1959, becoming a partner in 1965 and managing director in 1986.[8] He was chairman of the Beca group until 2002.[9]

Corporate governance and other roles

Carter has been a member, director or chairperson of many boards, including:

  • Founding chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (1992–98)[10]
  • National Infrastructure Advisory Board[11]
  • Electricity Corporation of New Zealand[11]
  • Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand[11]
  • Air New Zealand (1998–2007)[12]
  • Trust Power Limited[8]
  • Aetna[8]
  • Sir Peter Blake Trust (until 2011)[8]
  • Chair of the Selection Panel for the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards[8]
  • Patron of the Committee For Auckland[13]
  • Developed and co-founded the Iwi Business Consortium in 2009[14]
  • Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch earthquakes[10]
  • Independent representative to the Board of the 2011 Rugby World Cup[15]
  • Director Rural Equities Ltd.[16]

Honours

Carter was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to engineering and business administration in the 1998 New Year Honours,[17] and made a member of the Order of New Zealand in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours.[18]

In 2001, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering by the University of Auckland.[19]

Carter has also received the following honours:

  • 1997 – Distinguished Fellow of IPENZ 1997[8]
  • 2009 – Admitted to the Business Hall of Fame at the Auckland University Business School 2009[16]
  • 2010 – KEA World Class Leader for work in business and finance 2010[16]

References

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