Background
Birch, Peter Gibbs was born on December 4, 1937.
Birch, Peter Gibbs was born on December 4, 1937.
Student, Allhallows School, Devon.
With, Nestlé Company, 1958-1965; sales manager, Gillette, 1965-1969; general sales manager, Gillette Australia, 1969-1971; managing director, Gillette, New Zealand, 1971-1973; general manager, Gillette, S.E. Asia, 1973-1975; group general manager, Gillette, Africa, Master of Engineering, Eastern Europe, 1975-1981; managing director, Gillette United Kingdom, 1981-1984; director, Abbey National (formerly Abbey National Building Society), since 1984; chief executive, Abbey National (formerly Abbey National Building Society), 1984-1988; group chief executive, Abbey National (formerly Abbey National Building Society), since 1988; director, Hoskyns Group, since 1988; director, Agros, since 1990; director, Scottish Mutual Assurance, since 1992; director, Dalgety, since 1993. Chairman Council Mortgage Lenders, 1991-1992.
President Middlesex Association Boys' Clubs, since 1988. Second lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment, 1957-1958.
Married Gillian Benge, 1962. 4 children.