Simon Moutter
{{Short description|New Zealand engineer and businessman}}
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Simon Paul Moutter is a New Zealand engineer and businessman, and was Managing Director of Spark New Zealand{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875809/000119312512174403/d338791d6k.htm |title=Telecom appoints Simon Moutter as CEO and MD|date=23 April 2012}}{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10800837 |title=Telecom's new CEO: Simon Moutter – Business – NZ Herald News |work=nzherald.co.nz |accessdate=26 June 2012 |date=23 April 2012}} from 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/111748619/spark-ceo-simon-moutter-resigns |title=Spark managing director Simon Moutter quits after seven years in the role|date=3 April 2019}} He is currently appointed as a non-exec Director for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia {{cite web |website=www.google.com |access-date=2023-09-13 |title=cba appoints simon moutter as director |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=cba+appoints+simon+moutter+as+director}}
Early life
Moutter grew up in Palmerston North, New Zealand, He attended Highbury School, Monrad Intermediate and Palmerston North Boys High. He has a BSc Bachelor of Science (Physics) from Massey University, a BE (Hons) Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Electrical and Electronics) from the University of Canterbury, and a ME Master of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) also from the University of Canterbury.{{cite news|url=http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/document/doc/moutterCV1.doc|title=CV of Simon Moutter|publisher=NZ Herald}}
Career
- 1983–1987: Electrical Engineer, New Plymouth Power Station, Electricity Division, NZ Ministry of Energy
- 1987–1990: MD and Founder of Electrotech Consultants Ltd, New Plymouth
- 1991–1992: Station Manager, New Plymouth Power Station, Electricorp Production
- 1992–1999: Chief Executive, Powerco
- 1999–2000: General Manager Network Delivery, Telecom New Zealand
- 2000–2002: Group General Manager Network & International, Telecom NZ
- 2002–2006: Chief Operating Officer, Telecom NZ
- 2006–2008: Chief Operating Officer (Business), Telecom NZ
- 2008–2012: CEO, Auckland Airport{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/Corporate/NewsAndMedia/AllMediaReleases/Simon-Moutter-next-CEO.aspx|title=Auckland Airport appoints Simon Moutter as next CEO|date=14 May 2008|publisher=Auckland Airport|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415205716/http://www.aucklandairport.co.nz/Corporate/NewsAndMedia/AllMediaReleases/Simon-Moutter-next-CEO.aspx|archivedate=15 April 2010}}
- 2009–2012: member of the New Zealand Racing Board{{cite web|url=http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/minister+appoints+new+zealand+racing+board+members|title=Minister appoints New Zealand Racing Board members|date=27 October 2009}}
- 2012–2019: CEO and Managing Director of Spark NZ
- 2019–present: Operating Partner to Private equity firms in NZ and Australia
- 2020-present: Non-executive, independent Director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia
=Awards=
- 1986 IPENZ Fulton-Downer Gold Medal{{cite web|url=http://www.ipenz.org.nz/IPENZ/who_we_are/honours_and_awards/awards_events/tecawards.cfm|title=the Fulton-Downer Awards 1929–1999|publisher=IPENZ|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118054655/http://www.ipenz.org.nz/IPENZ/who_we_are/honours_and_awards/awards_events/tecawards.cfm|archivedate=18 January 2010}}
- 1989 IPENZ Evan Parry Award
- 2017 Deloitte Top200 NZ CEO of the Year
References
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External links
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Category:Massey University alumni
Category:University of Canterbury alumni
Category:20th-century New Zealand engineers
Category:21st-century New Zealand businesspeople
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Category:20th-century New Zealand businesspeople