Bruce Carter (businessman)

Bruce Carter is a prominent South Australian businessman. He is Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a founding partner at Ferrier Hodgson, and is considered to be one of the state's most influential people.

Carter was formerly a partner at Ernst & Young and has worked in corporate restructuring and insolvency for over 30 years. Carter has assisted many companies including Harris Scarfe and Balfours and has provided professional advice to the Government of South Australia. He also provided services to the Australian Government during its GST review.

He joined Workcover as Chair in 2003, and five years later told a Parliamentary inquiry into the organisation that within the "first month of being there I realised this was an organisation out of control and that there was a lack of virtually anything you would expect to find in a statutory organisation." He chaired South Australia's Economic Development Board prior to November 2010. By 2011, Carter had developed a reputation as the State Government's "Mr Fix-it". He has also been referred to as a member of the State Government's "razor gang". Carter continues to hold several key positions on Government committees and councils while providing consultancy services.

As of 2014, Carter is Chair of the Olympic Dam Task Force Steering Committee,Premier's Climate Change Council and is a member of the Resources & Energy Sector Infrastructure Council (RESIC).

Carter was appointed Chairman of the Premier's Climate Change Council and Chairman of the board of RenewablesSA in 2011.

In 2008-2009, Carter received $92,690 for his attendance at four meeting of the Economic Development Board (which he chaired) and twelve meetings of the SA Motor Sport Board, making him the 6th best remunerated government board member in the state during that financial year.

He is also currently Chair of shipbuilder Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) and is Deputy Chair of casino group, SkyCity. He was first appointed to the SkyCity board in 2010. He is also a director of Tarcoola to Darwin railway operator, Genesse & Wyoming Australia. He is the Chair of Territory Insurance Office,Bank of Queensland, Director of Eudunda Farmers Limited and a director of several other private companies.

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