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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.
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]
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]
Carter has been a member, director or chairperson of many boards, including:
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:
Sir Peter James Blake was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held the Jules Verne Trophy from 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper of ENZA New Zealand, and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup.
Auckland Grammar School is a state, day and boarding secondary school for boys in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 1869.
Sir Peter George Snell was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964.
Sir Wilson James Whineray was a New Zealand business executive and rugby union player. He was the longest-serving captain of the national rugby union team, the All Blacks, until surpassed by Richie McCaw in 2014. Rugby writer Terry McLean considered him the All Blacks' greatest captain.
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, The Warehouse Group, and the Tindall Foundation.
Sir Brian James Lochore was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach who represented and captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times. In 1999, Lochore was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame.
Sir David John Graham, generally known as John Graham, was a New Zealand educator and rugby union player. He served as president of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) and was an All Black loose forward; he played 22 Tests between 1958 and 1964, including three as captain. He was headmaster of Auckland Grammar School from 1973 to 1993, New Zealand cricket team manager from 1997 to 1999, the University of Auckland Chancellor from 1999 to 2004, and was elected president of the NZRFU in April 2005.
Beca Group Limited is one of the largest employee-owned professional services consultancy firms in the Asia-Pacific. The company has more than 4,000 staff working across 25 offices around the globe, with headquarters located in Auckland, New Zealand.
Sir Frederick Richard Allen was a captain and coach of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby union team. The All Blacks won all 14 of the test matches they played under his coaching.
Sir William David Baragwanath is a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as president of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon between 2011 and 2015.
Sir Owen George Glenn is an Indian-New Zealand expatriate businessman and philanthropist, who supports humanitarian causes worldwide through his family charity.
Mark Rhys Weldon is a New Zealand businessman and swimmer.
Sir Peter David Gluckman is a New Zealand scientist. Originally trained as a paediatrician, he served as the inaugural Chief Science Advisor to the New Zealand Prime Minister from 2009 to 2018. He is a founding member and was inaugural chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice, and is president of the International Science Council.
Sir Peter Graham Siddell was a New Zealand artist.
Sir Donald David Rowlands was a New Zealand rower and businessman.
Sir Noel Crossley Anderson was a New Zealand judge who was President of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand from 2004 to 2006, before being elevated to the Supreme Court. He left office in 2008.
Sir Peter Alderidge Williams was a New Zealand barrister and penal reform advocate. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1987.
Sir Robert George Mappin Fenwick was a New Zealand environmentalist, businessman and professional director.
Sir Graeme Seton Avery is a New Zealand businessman and philanthropist. After training as a pharmacist, he founded medical publishing company Adis International in 1963, and it had an annual turnover of $100 million when he sold it to Wolters Kluwer in 1996. The following year, he co-founded Sileni Wine Estates in Hawke's Bay.
Sir Alan Francis Mark is a New Zealand botanist and environmentalist. He was an initial member of the Save Manapouri campaign and the inaugural chair of the Guardians of Lake Manapouri for 26 years.
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