Peter McAllister

Position

Former Executive Director

Organisation

ETI

Peter has spent more than 30 years engaged in international development and rights-based initiatives around the world.

He was Exective Director at ETI between October 2010 and June 2024 after spending seven years at the Geneva-based International Cocoa Initiative (ICI).

At ICI, Peter earned an impressive reputation among all stakeholders in the sector for his clarity of leadership and the impact that ICI has had on the lives of many cocoa-producing families, producer policy and sourcing practices of major global brands.

Previously, he spent 13 years working in leadership roles for the international development NGO CARE, including spending prolonged spells in strategic roles India and West and Southern Africa.

Blog posts from this author

Celebrating 25 years of ETI

23 June 2023

To mark our 25th anniversary, Executive Director Peter McAllister, celebrates our progress to date, and plans for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

ETI calls on MEPs to support the JURI position on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

25 May 2023

We call on MEPs to vote in favour of the JURI position and urge companies to contact their MEPs urging them to do the same.

Two years since the Myanmar military coup

1 February 2023

Executive Director, Peter McAllister restates ETI's advice on responsible business conduct and calls for greater pressure from international community to create a pathway for a return to democracy.