Wal King AO

Wal King holds a Bachelor of Engineering, a Master of Engineering Science and an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of New South Wales.  Wal has worked in the construction industry for over 40 years and was CEO of Leighton Holdings Limited from 1987 until December 2010.  Mr King is Deputy Chairman of the UNSW Foundation Limited, is a Director of Kimberley Foundation Australia Limited; and was up until recently one of the longest serving Directors of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited.

Wal King AO is a former Board Member of the Business Council of Australia and a former Council Member of the University of New South Wales and was President of the Australian Constructors Association from its inception in 1994 to December 2010. Mr King is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia; a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australian Institute of Building and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Wal joined the TerraCom Ltd board in May 2017, Africa.