He writes and speaks widely on the development of HR, the future of work, and the key issues of leadership, culture and organisation, people and skills. He is Co-Chair of the UK Government’s Flexible Working Task Force, which brings together policy makers, employer groups, unions and professional bodies. The future of its work will help to inform the Government’s thinking as it develops new policies in response to changes in the way people work that has been brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter is a Fellow of the CIPD, a Fellow of AHRI (the Australian HR Institute) and the Academy of Social Sciences. He’s also a Companion of the Institute of Leadership and Management, the Chartered Management Institute, and the British Academy of Management.

Prior to joining the CIPD in July 2012, Peter was Chairman of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a member of the Council of City & Guilds. Up until 2009 he had a long career at Accenture holding various leadership positions and culminating in a seven year spell as Global Managing Director, leading the firm’s human capital and organisation consulting practice.