About Peter

Peter Slater is an accredited Instructor Member, approved by MHFA England to deliver Adult MHFA

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Peter worked in the Financial Services industry for over 3 decades. Firstly, joining Coutts Bank, moving to Invesco Asset Management for 10 years, and lastly Northern Trust for 22 years. His career has progressed through junior roles, middle management, project/programme management to senior management, managing both onshore and offshore teams. Each experience has provided valuable lessons in both what to do and what not to do!

 

Peter’s last 9 years at Northern Trust were in Global Fund Services client service, initially responsible for service delivery to a portfolio of clients, then becoming Divisional Head of Client Services, overseeing 50+ institutional clients, leading a team of senior client service delivery managers. Northern Trust is viewed as a premier service organisation, therefore, the role demanded constantly maintaining and exceeding that expectation. He now brings this service quality to all his clients.

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In 2016, he took on the role of Divisional Head of Diversity and Inclusion. In early 2017, initiating a Mental Health campaign, which was later acknowledged by the Chairman’s Award. The campaign quickly gathered pace with senior managers sharing their stories, development of a SharePoint site for easy access to support and information, in addition to the roll out of Mental Health First Aid training. At the time of leaving the company 300+ staff had been trained including many executives. He has also worked with organisations such as The Diversity Project, Centre for Synchronous Leadership and Inspiring Leadership Trust.

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After leaving Northern Trust, he qualified as a Mental Health First Aid instructor in November 2020 and will be providing training as well as a consultancy offering helping organisations imbed mental health and wellbeing into their cultures. The operating company, PJS Bright-Light Ltd, was formed late 2020.