Peter Smith (businessman)

Peter Smith (born 5 August 1946) is a British businessman. He is the former chairman of Savills.

Peter Smith
Born5 August 1946
EducationMill Hill School
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseCherry Blandford
Parent(s)Dudley Vaughan Smith
Beatrice Ellen Sketcher

Early life

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Peter Smith was born on 5 August 1946.[1] He is the son of Dudley Vaughan Smith and Beatrice Ellen Sketcher.[1]

Smith was educated at the Mill Hill School.[1][2] He graduated from the University of Southampton, where he earned a BSc.[1][2] He subsequently graduated from the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[1][2]

Career

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Smith was Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1994 to 2002.[2] He served as the Chairman of Coopers & Lybrand from 1994 to 1996.[2] He was the deputy chairman of The Equitable Life Assurance Society from 2001 to 2010.[1] He served as the chairman of Savills from 2004 to 2016.[1]

Smith was the deputy chairman of The Equitable Life Assurance Society from 2001 to 2010.[1] He was the chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust from 2007 to 2015.[1] He was a non-executive director of Associated British Foods from 2007 to 2016.[1] He has served as a director of N M Rothschild & Sons since 2001.[1]

Personal life

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Smith married Cherry Blandford in 1971.[1] They have two sons.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "SMITH, Peter Alan". Who's Who 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Associated British Foods Plc: Peter Alan Smith B.Sc., FCA". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 21 July 2017.