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.
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: