National Infrastructure Advisory Board
Page updated 19 Oct 2011
Consisting of members from the private sector and outside central government, the National Infrastructure Advisory Board was established to advise the National Infrastructure Unit and the Minister for Infrastructure.
The Board provides 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 is to engage with the private sector, local government and other stakeholders.
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 a director of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, Lyttelton Port Company Ltd and Taranaki Investment Management. He is a trustee of the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust.
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 group civil engineer with Fulton Hogan and a director of Infratrain NZ Ltd and Lyttelton Port Company Ltd.
Margaret Devlin is Chair of Equity Partners Infrastructure Company Ltd (EPIC: a New Zealand-based infrastructure fund), Chair of the Institute of Directors (Waikato Branch), Deputy Chair of WEL Networks Ltd (and Chair of the Audit Committee) and director of City Care Ltd. She has particular involvement with issues relating to water.
Kathryn Edmonds is a Wellington-based former practicing Barrister and Solicitor, who currently holds the position of Environment Commissioner for the Environment Court (first appointed in 2004). Ms Edmonds previously worked for Opus International Consultants.
Dr Arthur Grimes has been a Reserve Bank director since 2002. He is a senior fellow of Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, chairman of Hugo Group, and adjunct Professor, University of Waikato.
Edward Guy is based in Arrowtown and has 16 years experience working with a wide range of Crown, local government, private and jointly-owned infrastructure assets. He is the founder of Rationale Ltd, an infrastructure consultancy business.
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 John 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 was until recently the former Managing Director of the Stevenson Group and 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.
The newly expanded National Infrastructure Advisory Board had their first meeting on 12 October 2011. A media statement was issued by the chair, Dr Rod Carr, following the meeting. See Media Statement: Statement from the Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board (19 October 2011).
