Peter Blair

Professional Focus

• Nearly 20 years’ experience in executive and board search and over 20 years’ experience as a leader in Fortune Global 100 and FTSE 100 companies and board member
• Track record of more than 200 searches including CEO; C-suite roles including CFO, CIO, CHRO, CMO; board roles including chair and non-executive director; and global and regional functional leadership roles in marketing, corporate finance, supply chain, logistics, e-commerce, risk, and cybersecurity
• Partners with global and local companies in the private and public sectors, as well as private equity and venture capital firms and portfolio companies
• Board services including search, capability and succession planning, and diversity & inclusion
• Substantial background in consumer markets, including four global expat assignments, spanning consumer goods, consumer health, retail, food, QSR, fashion, prestige luxury, travel, hospitality, sports, media, and entertainment

Business Expertise

• Partner - Board and Executive Search at a leading international executive search, interim management, and board search firm
• Partner - Board and Executive Search at a major global executive search and leadership advisory firm
• Senior Consultant, Board and Executive Search at a global executive search firm; roles based in Australia and Singapore
• Co-Owner/Director of an executive search firm focused on consumer goods, retail, health, media
• Managing Director/Regional Director at Kimberly-Clark, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore
• Director, Sales and Marketing at Coca-Cola Amatil Pty Ltd, Australia
• Director General at Almarai, Saudi Arabia
• Marketing Director at Colgate-Palmolive Pty Ltd
• General Manager, Sales and Marketing at Coty Pty Ltd
• Sales Director at Cadburys Schweppes PLC
• National Sales Manager at Unilever PLC

Sector Expertise

• CEO & Board Services
• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Consumer & Retail
• Consumer Products
• Consumer Health
• Consumer Digital
• Luxury
• Retail and Apparel
• Travel, Hospitality & Leisure

Education & Certifications

• MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Macquarie University Sydney
• Bachelor’s degree from University of Technology Sydney

Affiliations & Awards

• Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Board Director, Appetite Branding (marketing and digital services firm)
• Board Director, Fairyland (children’s luxury retail company)