Peter Holgate

Peter is senior technical partner for the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Peter previously worked as an auditor in various locations, before moving into industry for three years. In 1981 he joined the staff of the UK Accounting Standards Committee, acting as secretary from 1984 to 1986. He then joined PwC, becoming a partner in 1990. He is the principal author of PwC’s Manuals of Accounting for UK GAAP and IFRS for the UK. Peter is Chairman of the ICAEW’s Centre for Business Performance and has been a member of the ASB’s Urgent Issues Task Force since 1994.

Why was he interested in joining Report Leadership?

“Although I am a big supporter of accounting standards and GAAP, I realise that they do not bring all the answers and are not a vehicle for the sort of innovation that we need. We need other groups that can initiate debate as to what is needed outside the strictures of official regulatory roles.”