Career
Keith Turner's early career was in the New Zealand electricity industry, in which he began in 1969.
- Managing director, DesignPower, a professional engineering consultancy to the electricity industry
- Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Corporation of New Zealand prior to its breakup in 1999
- Chief Executive, Meridian Energy, 1999 to 2008.
- Deputy Chairman, Auckland International Airport, Director since 2004
- Director, Spark Infrastructure
- Chairman, Fisher & Paykel 2011
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