Mr Terry Kayes, of Auckland, ONZM for services to the engineering industry
Terry Kayes was the Managing Director of Tonkin and Taylor from 1989 to 2006. He grew the company’s revenue from $4 million to $40 million, quintupled staff numbers, and transformed the company from a specialist geotechnical consultancy into an environmental and engineering consultancy. He was a Board member of the Consulting Engineers Advancement Society, the director of the Auckland Waterfront Development Agency Ltd, and a member of the University of Auckland’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Advisory Board. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Consulting Engineers Advancement Society and received the Turner Award from Engineering New Zealand for extraordinary commitment to the engineering profession and the community. Mr Kayes was the Honorary Consul for Malaysia in New Zealand between 1997 and 2006.