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

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.
Masked women sit in protest against the military coup, holding red signs in English and Burmese. Photo credit: Wikicommons/ MgHla.

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.