Peter Vernon
Biography
Peter Vernon has an extensive senior career in property, regeneration and management consultancy. He is a senior advisor at Places for London and Chair of Grosvenor Hart Homes.
Peter was Group Executive Director of Grosvenor until 2021, having previously served as Chief Executive of Grosvenor Property UK between 2008 and 2017. Prior to Grosvenor he was a Partner with PwC Consulting.
He has held non-executive director roles for organisations including The Berkeley Group plc, BusinessLDN, and the West End Partnership. He also served as a Trustee of Peabody.
Peter was a member of the Policy Committee of the British Property Federation, the government’s Montague Review of the Private Rented Sector, a commissioner of the independent City Growth Commission and a member of the Government Estates Regeneration Panel.
Chair
The chair is appointed by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and has particular responsibility for providing effective strategic leadership of the bank.