Peter has spent more than 20 years building and leading finance teams, bringing a highly strategic and hands-on operational approach to the finance organization for impressive results in fast-paced environments, from start-ups to acquisitions, to large organizations with diversified businesses.
He excels in strategic planning and analysis, cost reduction and revenue generation - accomplished through building and motivating high performing teams, effectively partnering with business leadership, and creative problem solving to drive growth and profitability. He has a reputation for being level-headed under pressure, and a collaborative team leader who builds and motivates teams to achieve aggressive financial objectives and the highest integrity reporting.
As US Chief Financial Officer, he led Hill & Knowlton's team of Finance experts in the US. This included leading strategically-important profit increasing projects, taking learnings from across its international footprint and sharing best practice.
As WW Controller, Peter led H&K's Accounting experts, focusing on the financial integrity of H+K's books, ensuring processes are in place for proper controls and adherence to SOX guidelines. Based in New York, he was with H+K for four and a half years. Peter was previously at Time Inc., where he spent over 20 years in the media industry in various senior financial roles supporting iconic brands such as TIME, FORTUNE, and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.