Peter Child
Position: Chair
Peter runs a successful consultancy business in Marine, Renewables and Management and joined Waves4Power, the Swedish Marine Renewable Developer, in 2015 as their UK representative. Prior to this Peter was Managing Director of A&P Falmouth Ltd, better known locally as Falmouth Docks, one of the largest ship repairers in Europe and was also on the A&P Group main board.
Peter joined ECCI now IMERYS in 1974 where he qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant and was made a Fellow in 1985.
At ECCI Peter became Divisional Controller reporting at Board level on performance, strategy and planning and worked in Europe, America and the Pacific. He joined A&P Falmouth as Finance Director in 1994 and was appointed Managing Director in 2003 where he worked with the management team to restructure the business, refocus on the customer, change working practices by working with the Unions and develop long term partnerships with customers and suppliers.
Since then Peter has been CEO for Cornish Pirates Rugby Team and delivered the successful bid for the Stadium for Cornwall with Cornwall County Council and was also a Director on the LEP Employment and Skills Board. Currently Peter is a Chair of Cornwall Marine Network and Marine Offshore Renewables Ltd and Vice Chair of The Cornwall College Group.
