Simon Moutter
Simon Paul Moutter is a New Zealand engineer and businessman, and was Managing Director of Spark New Zealand from 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2019.Early life
Moutter grew up in Palmerston North, New Zealand, He attended Highbury School, Monrad Intermediate and Palmerston North Boys High. He has a BSc Bachelor of Science from Massey University, a BE Bachelor of Engineering with Honours from the University of Canterbury, and a ME Master of Engineering also from the University of Canterbury.Career
- 1983 – 1987: Electrical Engineer, New Plymouth Power Station, Electricity Division, NZ Ministry of Energy
- 1987 – 1990: MD and Founder of Electrotech Consultants Ltd, New Plymouth
- 1991 – 1992: Station Manager, New Plymouth Power Station, Electricorp Production
- 1992 – 1999: Chief Executive, Powerco
- 1999 – 2000: General Manager Network Delivery, Telecom New Zealand
- 2000 – 2002: Group General Manager Network & International, Telecom NZ
- 2002 – 2006: Chief Operating Officer, Telecom NZ
- 2006 – 2008: Chief Operating Officer, Telecom NZ
- 2008 – 2012: CEO, Auckland Airport
- 2009 – 2012: member of the New Zealand Racing Board
- 2012 – 2019: CEO and Managing Director of Spark NZ
- 2019 - Present: Operating Partner to Private equity firms in NZ and Australia
Awards
- 1986 IPENZ Fulton-Downer Gold Medal
- 1989 IPENZ Evan Parry Award
- 2017 Deloitte Top200 NZ CEO of the Year
