Peter Tyson (Past Speaker)

Peter leads the Brexit Programme for Standard Life Aberdeen plc’s pensions & savings business, Standard Life. He has overall responsibility for designing, developing and delivering the multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional programme of work required for the business in preparation for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Prior to his current role, Peter was Standard Life’s Head of Conduct and Compliance, with responsibility for the Conduct, Compliance Assurance, Regulatory Advisory and Regulatory Environment teams based within the Risk function.  Prior to this, he was Standard Life’s Head of Legal Services, with responsibility for the teams providing legal advice and support to the Standard Life’s business areas.  Peter holds an MBA from Edinburgh University Business School and joined Standard Life in 2002, following a few years in private practice as a corporate lawyer, specialising in M&A and corporate finance work.