Peter has traversed a career in the Automotive Financial Services industry for over 18 years with BMW Group in Australia from the early beginnings in an intern program through to senior leadership roles across Finance, Operations, Risk and Sales functions culminating in C level roles as Chief Risk Officer and GM Sales & Marketing.   Peter holds a bachelors degree in Applied Science from Deakin University Melbourne a Masters in Commerce also from Deakin a diploma in Financial Planning from the Financial Planning Association of Australia and his professional accounting qualifications from CPA Australia.   He has experience across diverse functions, and he is passionate about leading and developing individuals and teams, Peter has gained deep experience leading through significant periods of organisational and regulatory change.  In our conversation we talk about his earliest work experience in the family business his initial wish to have a career in sport and the subsequent need to pivot, go back to the drawing board and embark on a corporate career. We discuss his progression during 18 years with BMW in Australia which culminated in a difficult decision and change of course for him. Without spoiling the surprise for you, I will share that there is a satisfying plot twist at the end!  I first met Peter a dozen or more years ago and I was immediately struck by his attitude to learning and leadership. It is my pleasure to introduce him to you and to share his career story in this episode.  If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.     You can contact Peter via LinkedIn.  Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed?    This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.   Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.   We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.   We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics.  And, once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals.  I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode.  If you enjoy CAREER-VIEW MIRROR, please follow us in your podcast app.  Email: [email protected]    Episode recorded on 7 October, 2022