Rod Carr (administrator)

Rod Carr
Born1958 or 1959 (age 65–66)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
AwardsNZ Hi-Tech Awards 'Company leader of the Year'[1]
Scientific career
InstitutionsReserve Bank of New Zealand, University of Canterbury
ThesisStrategic choices, firm efficacy and competitiveness in the US life insurance industry (1997)
Doctoral advisorJ. David Cummins

Roderick Marshall Carr (born 1958 or 1959)[2] is a New Zealand businessman and administrator. He retired from his position as vice-chancellor of the University of Canterbury in 2019[3] and has been a chairman of the board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand,[4][5] and a director of Lyttelton Port Company, Taranaki Investment Management and Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce.[6][7] In 2019, Carr was appointed as Chair-designate for the Climate Change Commission and has been confirmed in that role for five years following the passing of the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act. Carr has been partially sighted and legally blind since birth.[8]

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  2. ^ Matthews, Philip (27 February 2021). "National Portrait: Rod Carr, climate tsar". Stuff. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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  4. ^ James Weir (23 July 2013). "Rod Carr appointed RBNZ chairman". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Rod Carr new Chair of Reserve Bank Board". Rbnz.govt.nz. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Dr Rod Carr – Vice-Chancellor – Vice-Chancellor's Office – University of Canterbury – New Zealand". Canterbury.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Biography of Roderick Carr : The Wharton Global Alumni Forum-Hong Kong". Whartonhongkong07.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ^ Matthews, Philip (16 February 2019). "Rod Carr's hard yards". The Press. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via Stuff.