Peter McAllister

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

Female garment factory workers, Cambodia

The importance of trade unions

3 June 2015
ETI Director Peter McAllister endorses comments from the the US Ambassador to Cambodia on the role trade unions there can play in sustaining democracies and giving vulnerable workers a voice.
Home office campaign, Free the UK from modern slavery

Modern Slavery Bill: The power of collaboration

15 October 2014
We celebrate the UK Government’s announcement this week that it will include a reporting requirement for businesses in the Modern Slavery Bill. This has the potential to make a significant difference.
Living and working in India

Global partnership and ethical trade

25 April 2014
ETI Director Peter McAllister on changes in the debate around how best to support development and eradicate poverty. What will a development framework that replaces the current model of western donor-driven aid look like?