Peter is a experienced executive and successful entrepreneur with more than 30 years of enterprise Technology experience. He acts as an advisor to privately held technology companies in the area of Capital funding and buy and sell side M&A transactions. He served as a Senior Vice President of Corum Group, a leading boutique Investment Bank in the USA as a deal maker. Prior to focusing on tech Mergers & Acquisitions, Peter held senior positions in various privately held and publicly traded companies, managing businesses out of Europe, Australasia and the USA. He has been the founder of a number of software businesses with successful exits. Prior to becoming Chairman of AEI Peter served as CEO of the US based software company Cogniti that was acquired by IBM. Peter served as President of the International division at SSA Global, a multi-billion dollar public company up to the time of its sale to Infor Global Solutions who were PE back by Golden Gate.

He previously held the positions of Senior Vice President for Infinium Inc, CEO of SER International and Vice President and Managing Director EMEA for Software Artistry Inc. All of these companies were subject of acquisition. He has gained valuable experience in the development of companies and today is passionate about the development of young businesses through to exit. He gained a degree in Business Studies from Chiltern University and further post-graduate studies at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Institute of Directors in London. He regularly is invited to speak to business groups about Technology M&A throughout Europe.