The Treasury After
National Service in the
Royal Army Pay Corps, Sir Peter joined
HM Treasury, ultimately ascending to become
Permanent Secretary from 1983 to 1991.
Barclays Bank Sir Peter joined
Barclays in 1991 as Group Deputy Chairman and Executive Chairman of Barclays de Zoete Wedd (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 to 2001 and
General Accident (later CGU) from 1992 to 1995. He was appointed chairman of the Barclays Group Asia Pacific Advisory Committee in 2004.
CEDR Sir Peter Middleton was appointed
CEDR Chairman in September 2004 following his retirement as Group Chairman of Barclays.
Other He was appointed UK chairman, Marsh & McLennan Companies in 2007, chairman of Marsh Ltd in 2005, chairman of Mercer Ltd in 2009. He is chairman of
Burford Capital and Hamilton Ventures since 2009. He was deputy chairman of United Utilities from 1994 to 2007, he is Chairman of Creative Sheffield (2005 -)(previously Sheffield Urban Regeneration Company 2000-2005(
Sheffield One). He is a senior partner of Fenchurch Advisory Partners (since 2005); He was on the board of the
National Institute of Economic and Social Research from 1996 to 2007. He is a governor of the
Ditchley Foundation. He was President of the
British Bankers' Association from 2004 to 2006 (BBA). and was Chairman of
Camelot Group plc from 2004 - 2010. He was a member of the IAP of the International Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2004 to 2006. He is a Member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (Master in 2006/7) and a member of the Board of Patrons of the European Association for Banking and Financial History e.V. ==Honours==