Outside Politics
In 1992 Douglas was appointed to the inaugural board of the Auckland Warriors by the Auckland Rugby League. He later served as chairman before being replaced in 1996.
In 1997, in a back-handed compliment, the founders of the annual award for "The Worst Transnational Corporation operating in New Zealand", as voted by "four or five eminent judges – academics, community leaders, artists, even sportspeople", named it the "Roger Award" after Sir Roger Douglas.
During his absence from national politics Douglas held senior positions at a number of prominent companies such as BIL which he briefly served as Executive Chairman. He also currently serves as the managing director of his own group, Roger Douglas Associates.
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