National Infrastructure Advisory Board
Page updated 30 Oct 2009
Consisting of members from the private sector and outside central government, the National Infrastructure Advisory Board has been established to advise the National Infrastructure Unit and the Minister for Infrastructure.
The Board will provide both the Minister and the Unit with advice and perspectives on infrastructure project appraisal, capital asset management issues and the development of the National Infrastructure Plan. A key role for the board will be to engage with the private sector, local government and other stakeholders.
The Government has appointed the following members to the National Infrastructure Advisory Board: Dr Rod Carr (Chair), Sir Ron Carter, Lindsay Crossen, Dr Arthur Grimes, Dr Terence Heiler, Rob McLeod, John Rae and Alex Sundakov.
National Infrastructure Advisory Board Member Profiles
Dr Rod Carr (Chair) is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury and a former managing director of Jade Software Corporation. Dr Carr was also Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank and has held senior executive roles at the Bank of New Zealand and National Australia Bank. Dr Carr is currently vice-president of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and is a director of Lyttelton Port Company Ltd and Taranaki Investment Management.
Sir Ron Carter is an experienced consulting civil engineer. He was founding director, chief executive and chair of Beca Group Ltd. Current board positions include Trustpower Ltd, Rugby World Cup 2011 Ltd and Rural Equities Ltd.
Mr Lindsay Crossen was New Zealand operations manager, then chief executive, for Fulton Hogan New Zealand Group from 1998 to 2008. He is currently a civil engineer with Fulton Hogan and a director of several companies. He is also an executive committee member of Roading NZ.
Dr Arthur Grimes has been a Reserve Bank director since 2002. He is a senior fellow of Motu Economic & Public Policy Research Trust, chairman of Hugo Group, and adjunct Professor, University of Waikato.
Dr Terence Heiler is an engineer with many years' experience as a consultant and engineering researcher (NZAEI Lincoln College Director). He has management and governance experience including seven years as a director of Landcare Research Ltd.
Mr Rob McLeod is the managing partner of Ernst & Young New Zealand and has been a specialist tax practitioner for more than 20 years. He is an experienced director and is currently a member of the Taskforce on Maori Economy, the Capital Market Development Taskforce and the independent Ministerial Advisory Panel for the Defence Review.
Mr John Rae is chairman and managing director of the Stevenson Group. Mr Rae has been involved in banking in New Zealand and London in various treasury and capital market roles and has a background in private equity, venture capital and corporate finance transactions. Mr Rae is currently chairman of the New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development.
Mr Alex Sundakov is executive director of Castalia. He is an economist who has worked at the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, the International Monetary Fund, and the Treasury.