By Henry Drury
Some people are born to Rotary…others have Rotary thrust upon them.
Maybe ‘thrust’ is too strong a word, but perhaps it was inevitable that Peter would become steeped in the spirit of Rotary, being married to the President of Hawthorn Rotary and of his own volition, being present as the ‘handbag’ at President-elect Training weekends, District Assemblies, Change-over nights and numerous other district and club activities.The fact that Past President Charlotte England took on the role of Assistant Governor for the Beachside Cluster was the final catalyst for Peter to happily accept the invitation to be a member of Hawthorn Rotary and at the same time ‘support Charlotte in her Rotary endeavours’.
Peter, a Melbourne boy since birth, was educated at Scotch College and as a young entrepreneur in the mid-1970s, was deeply involved in the transformation of mechanical accounting machines to digital and, of course, ultimately computing services.
For most of his business life, Peter’s role has been in ‘the strategic planning and development of all systems and services to meet customer needs with a strong emphasis on future technological development’. Your correspondent believes that translates as ‘IT stuff’!
It was not all work however, as Peter found time to be a board member and ultimately president of the Old Scotch Collegians Association (OSCA) – see attached photo where Peter is the one on the right.
Currently, although semi-retired, Peter is still active in a consultative capacity assisting businesses and their staff to deal with the challenges and benefits of the ubiquitous digital technologies in their various forms.
Peter’s other interests and passions are video production, sailing, golf, lawn bowls, exploring new IT technologies of course, and enjoying time at their holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula.
Peter finishes by saying how pleased he is to be part of the Rotary ‘engagement and fellowship’.