Peter Shirtcliffe

Who is Peter Shirtcliffe?

George Peter Shirtcliffe, CMG, is a New Zealand businessman. He was the chairman of Telecom New Zealand, New Zealand's largest listed company, from 1990 to 1999. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to marketing and business management. He received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. He is also a Laureate of the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame, a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Directors. He was the founding chairman of the Enterprise Education Foundation and later a trustee of the Enterprise New Zealand Trust. He was an active member of the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1953 to 1967, reaching the rank of Lieutenant Commander.