- Peter Burt
Sir Peter Burt is a British businessman.
He was born in East Africa, but was educated in Scotland. He graduated from the
University of St Andrews and theUniversity of Pennsylvania 's Wharton School and later worked in the computer industry in California and Scotland. [ [http://www.localgovernmentfinancereview.org/news/news.aspx Local Government Finance Review- "Local Government Finance Review Team Named"] ]Burt joined the
Bank of Scotland in 1975, working in the international and oil and energy department. He later became head of the international division in 1985, and treasurer and chief general manager in 1988. [ [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/business.cfm?id=1247342002 Scotsman- Burt steps down at HBOS] ]He served as a Governor of the
Bank of Scotland from2001 to2003 . The main events of his Governorship were the failed takeover bid for theNatWest Bank and the merger withHalifax plc to formHBOS . Following the merger, he served as Deputy Chairman of HBOS, leaving the board in 2003.In 2004, he was appointed as a non-executive deputy chairman of
ITV plc . He also serves as a non-executive director ofRoyal Dutch Shell [ [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/article587640.ece Times Online- Sir Peter Burt] ] .References
Sir Peter Burt was Chairman of ITV plc, not Deputy Chairman. He also served as Chairman of Dyslexia Scotland and sat/sits on the Boards of a number of charities.
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