Mr Peter Taylor, of Renwick, ONZM, for services to business
Peter Taylor led the establishment of the Darden Business School Executive Leadership Programme in New Zealand, a partnership between Ernst & Young, the University of Virginia and the Darden Business School. He has mentored and coached several incoming CEOs, Directors and Chief Executives. He was a partner of Ernst & Young, during which time the organisation offered pro-bono services to Ngāti Porou and other iwi. He assisted Ngāti Awa Group Holdings, and following the settlement of the Ngāti Awa Rauputu Claim, he provided guidance to the organisation.As Commissioner of the Commerce Commission, he achieved major cost savings for New Zealanders through input methodologies, the rules that regulate the prices for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas bills. Mr Taylor chaired the Dame Malvina Major Foundation.