Sir Peter Middleton

Chairman

Sir Peter Middleton - Chairman

Sir Peter Middleton was appointed CEDR Chairman in September 2004 following his retirement as Group Chairman of Barclays.

Sir Peter joined Barclays in 1991 as Group Deputy Chairman and Executive Chairman of 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 1992-2001 and General Accident (later CGU) from 1992-1995.

Sir Peter spent nearly 30 years as an adviser at the Treasury, working closely with nine chancellors and was Permanent Secretary from 1983 to 1991. During that time he also chaired a review of the British Film industry for the Thatcher Government and a review of Civil Justice for the Blair Government.

He is Deputy Chairman of United Utilities, Chairman of Sheffield Urban Regeneration Company (Sheffield One), Chancellor of Sheffield University and a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He is on the Board of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. In July 2004 he became President of the British Bankers' Association (BBA) and, from end September 2004, has been appointed Chairman of Camelot Group plc.

Sir Peter was educated at Sheffield City Grammar School and at Sheffield and Bristol Universities where he studied economics and statistics. He is an Honorary Fellow of the London Business School and was a visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford. He is a member of the Court of the Guild of International Bankers and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers.

Sir Peter includes among his interests mountain walking, music (particularly opera) and most sport, including fishing.

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