Ron Carter (businessman)

Sir Ron Carter
ONZ KNZM
Sir Ron Carter ONZ KNZM
	Carter in 2016
Born	Ronald Powell Carter; 17 June 1935 (age 89); Auckland, New Zealand
Alma mater	University of Auckland
Occupation	Civil engineer
Spouse	Dianne Lewell Oxspring

Sir Ronald Powell 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 – Inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame^[20]
2010 – KEA World Class Leader for work in business and finance 2010^[16]

References

^ 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". The New Zealand 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. 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". The New Zealand 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

Ron Carter at beca.co.nz

[1] Downes, Siobhan (20 August 2014). "Sir Ron Carter humbled by top honour". Stuff. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[2] "Births". New Zealand Herald. 18 June 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[3] Electoral District of Roskill: general roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1935. p. 39.

[4] "Sir Ron Carter visits Grammar". Auckland Grammar School. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[5] "Realising your potential is key to success". The New Zealand Herald. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[6] "New Zealand university graduates 1870–1961: Ca–Cl". Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[7] "Library search". University of Auckland. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

[SirPeter-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Sir Ron Carter, KNZM (Chair)". Sir Peter Blake Trust. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[stuff-9] "Highest honour for 'call me Ron'". Stuff. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[Radionz-10] "Sir Ron Carter receives highest honour". Radio New Zealand News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[RoyalCom-11] "About the Commissioners". Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[12] "Sir Ron Carter retires from Air NZ". NBR. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[13] Carter, Ron (25 April 2011). "Sir Ron Carter: Let's all get on board Waka Maori". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[14] "Korowai rewards for Sir Ron Carter's work". Auckland Grammar School. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[15] "NZ's highest honour 'came out of the blue' - Sir Ron". TVNZ. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[BACS-16] "Sir Ron Carter supports BACS". BACS. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[17] "New Year honours list 1998". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

[18] "Sir Ron Carter receives highest honour". Radio NZ. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

[19] "Sir Ron Carter". University of Auckland. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[20] "Past laureates". Business Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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Ron Carter (businessman)

Early life and family

Beca Group

Corporate governance and other roles

Honours

References

External links

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