Peter is an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly creative R&D innovation leader in the Cosmetics FMCG sector with a proven, 30 year track record of developing and launching new technologies in highly differentiated and impactful products as an R&D Director with Unilever. 

He has highly collaborative approach to translating new trends and market insights into short, medium and long term technology strategies and product opportunities with leading beauty brands such as Dove, Tresemme, Sunsilk, TIGI, VO5 and Living Proof. With a high level of sensitivity for cultural and organisational differences, he has facilitated and led new product design and innovation strategy workshops in India, Bangladesh, Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar.

He uses strong marketing communication skills with the ability to simplify often complex science and technology concepts into easy to understand communication assets to meet the needs of a wide range of audiences from brand managers, advertising agencies, beauty editors, journalists, social media influencers, and dermatologists. He has presented at a number of international TV and media events in USA, UK, Turkey, India, Philippines and Thailand.