Grant King is an Australian engineer and business executive. He retired as Managing Director of

Origin Energy Origin Energy an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station at Lake Macquarie, New ...

in October 2016, and in November 2016 became President of the Business Council of Australia.

Career

* prior to 1994 General Manager, AGL Gas Companies * 1994-2000 Managing Director,

Boral Boral Limited is Australia's largest building and construction materials supplier, with market-leading positions in quarries, cement, concrete and asphalt. Boral is actively pursuing a decarbonisation strategy through recycling of demolition ma ...

Energy * 2000-2016 Managing Director,

* 2004–2015 Chairman of Contact Energy * 2016–2019 President of Business Council of Australia (BCA) * 2020-present Chairman of HSBC Australia King has also held roles as councillor of the

Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, known as APPEA, is an Australian industry association representing companies which explore and produce oil and gas in Australia. APPEA is a non-profit organisation. The organisatio ...

, director of Envestra and chairman of the Energy Supply Association of Australia.

References

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