Sir Roderick Carnegie has had a notable career in industry, first in USA and Europe and since 1970 in CRA Limited in Australia. Since 1974 he has been Chairman and Managing Director of this influencial and expanding company, taking it into several challenging international ventures.

Under his stimulating leadership the CRA group has considerably widened its technological base and has become an energetic participant in such new fields as "in-situ mining", biotechnology and·radically new methods of steelmaking.

He has given service on several important government and public bodies including the Jackson Committee, the Australia­China Council, the Consultative Committee on Relations with Japan (Chairman) and the Business Council of Australia.

He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1978 for his services to Industry.