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# Home

## Kerry McDonald

![](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/user/pages/01.home/_highlights/kerry.jpg)

Kerry is a company director, chairman, advisor and economist with experience in a wide range of industries and other activities in New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere. He undertakes projects and assignments including enquiries and as an expert witness and adviser.

Kerry initially worked as an economist in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, and was Director of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

He joined Comalco Limited in Melbourne in 1981 as Chief Economist and was a CRA/RioTinto Senior Executive/Managing Director from 1983 to 2003, working in a number of countries on operations, projects; and developing high performance in companies - which was a World leading CRA/Comalco initiative working with McKinseys.

He has been a listed (ASX,NZX,TSX London, New York) company director since 1991 and has been involved with many business, public sector and other activities and organizations in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.

New Zealand Executive of the Year, 1996. 

Refer: [Still in the Fast Lane](speeches-articles/Still%20in%20the%20Fast%20Lane.pdf), INFINZ Journal, May 2007

### [Kerry McDonald](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/)

 **Thomas Kirriemuir (Kerry) McDonald**
 Australian & New Zealand citizenship
 Born Wellington, New Zealand

####  Contact 

 **(64) 21 433 350**
   **[thomaskmcd@gmail.com](javascript:window.location.href%20=%0A%20'mailto:'%20+%20%5B'thomaskmcd','gmail.com'%5D.join('@'))**

#### Working as:

- - Kerry McDonald
- - Strategic Value
- - Policy & Performance Ratings
- - T & L McDonald

#### Qualifications and Awards

- - B Com, M Com(Hons), Economics, Canterbury
- - D Com (hc), Canterbury
- - Executive of the Year 1996
- - FAICD, FIOD, FNZIM
- - Life member Australia - NewZealand Business Council

#### Main Links

- [Capabilities](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/capabilities)
- [Interests](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/interests)
- [Directorship](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/directorship)
- [Employment](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/employment)
- [Speeches and Articles](https://kerrymcdonald.co.nz/speeches-articles)

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