Ron Carter (businessman)
Sir Ron Carter | |
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| Born | Ronald Powell Carter 17 June 1935 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Civil engineer |
| Spouse | Dianne Lewell Oxspring[1] |
Sir Ronald Powell Carter ONZ KNZM (born 17 June 1935) is a retired New Zealand businessman.
Early life and family
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 – Inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame[20]
- 2010 – KEA World Class Leader for work in business and finance 2010[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Downes, Siobhan (20 August 2014). "Sir Ron Carter humbled by top honour". Stuff. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 18 June 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ Electoral District of Roskill: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1935. p. 39.
- ^ "Sir Ron Carter visits Grammar". Auckland Grammar School. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Realising your potential is key to success". NZ Herald. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand university graduates 1870–1961: Ca–Cl". Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Library search". University of Auckland. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sir Ron Carter, KNZM (Chair)". Sir Peter Blake Trust. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Highest honour for 'call me Ron'". stuff.co.nz. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Sir Ron Carter receives highest honour". Radio New Zealand News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "About the Commissioners". Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Sir Ron Carter retires from Air NZ". NBR. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Carter, Ron (25 April 2011). "Sir Ron Carter: Let's all get on board Waka Maori". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Korowai rewards for Sir Ron Carter's work". Auckland Grammar School. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "NZ's highest honour 'came out of the blue' - Sir Ron". TVNZ. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Sir Ron Carter supports BACS". BACS. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Sir Ron Carter receives highest honour". Radio NZ. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Sir Ron Carter". University of Auckland. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ron Carter at beca.co.nz
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