Peter Middleton (banker)
Sir Peter Middleton | |
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Born | |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Sheffield University of Bristol |
Occupation | Banker |
Sir Peter Edward Middleton
Life
Middleton was born on 2 April 1934 in
Career
The Treasury
After National Service in the Royal Army Pay Corps, Sir Peter joined HM Treasury, ultimately ascending to become Permanent Secretary from 1983 to 1991.[3]
Barclays Bank
Sir Peter joined Barclays in 1991 as Group Deputy Chairman and Executive Chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW). He became Chairman of Barclays Capital following the reorganisation of BZW in October 1997 and was appointed Barclays Group Chairman in April 1999. During this time he was also a board member of Bass PLC from 1992 to 2001 and General Accident (later CGU) from 1992 to 1995. He was appointed chairman of the Barclays Group Asia Pacific Advisory Committee in 2004.
CEDR
Sir Peter Middleton was appointed CEDR Chairman in September 2004 following his retirement as Group Chairman of Barclays.[4]
Other
He was appointed UK chairman, Marsh & McLennan Companies in 2007, chairman of Marsh Ltd in 2005, chairman of Mercer Ltd in 2009. He is chairman of
Honours
Middleton took on the role of Chancellor of the University of Sheffield on 9 October 1999.
References
- ^ a b c Burke's Peerage accessed 4 August 2009
- ^ a b c University of Sheffield Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Press release 35/99 8 October 1999
- ^ a b University of Sheffield Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine Press release 21/99 June 1999
- ^ CEDR website
- ^ United Utilities webpage
- ^ "The Ditchley Foundation: The Governors". Archived from the original on 26 September 2006.
- ^ BBA website Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine