I got to know Peter through a number of different roles at MotoNovo (he held numerous positions in the time that I knew him, testament to his experience and quality, and the reason he was considered such an industry big hitter). From Head of Personal Loans, Head of Strategy, Chief Change Officer and Director of Strategic Partnerships, he always had time for MotoNovians, regardless of the functions they were in, or whether you was working directly with him.
I got to know Peter a lot better when I moved into his team, and we bonded over our shared passions of blues guitar and wrist watches. Id arrive in the office early (Peter was often the only person in at times) to hear him blaring out some of his favorite tunes and id make a point to swing by his office to see what he was listening to each day. I must say he did have exquisite taste when it came to blues guitarists.
On numerous occasions we would have time together to catch up on work related things and end up down rabbit holes discussing everything from politics, sport, music, through to life's biggest questions and issues (and lots of work of course if my boss is reading!).
We remained in regular contact whilst Peter was off battling his health issues, and I was overjoyed when he returned to work. Unfortunately, shortly after Peters return I myself was diagnosed with Cancer. Peter made a real effort to support me as I found myself on a similar journey to the one Peter himself had so bravely come through, and his numerous anecdotes and words of wisdom were of great value to me through this time. I remember specifically going to him for support on how to tell my loved ones of my diagnosis. When I was finally on the mend, and the last time I saw Peter face to face in the office, we both reflected on how wonderful our friends, family and colleagues had been to us through our different challenges. We shared stories, laughed, and eventually Peter kicked me out of his office and sent me on my merry way as we were both welling up talking about our loved ones (he spared us both a bit of a scene there).
Peter was such a warm, open and honest man. Perhaps at times more open that he could have been, which only endeared me to him more. He will be dearly missed.
I got to know Peter through a number of different roles at MotoNovo (he held numerous positions in the time that I knew him, testament to his experience and quality, and the reason he was considered such an industry big hitter). From Head of Personal Loans, Head of Strategy, Chief Change Officer and Director of Strategic Partnerships, he always had time for MotoNovians, regardless of the functions they were in, or whether you was working directly with him.
I got to know Peter a lot better when I moved into his team, and we bonded over our shared passions of blues guitar and wrist watches. Id arrive in the office early (Peter was often the only person in at times) to hear him blaring out some of his favorite tunes and id make a point to swing by his office to see what he was listening to each day. I must say he did have exquisite taste when it came to blues guitarists.
On numerous occasions we would have time together to catch up on work related things and end up down rabbit holes discussing everything from politics, sport, music, through to life's biggest questions and issues (and lots of work of course if my boss is reading!).
We remained in regular contact whilst Peter was off battling his health issues, and I was overjoyed when he returned to work. Unfortunately, shortly after Peters return I myself was diagnosed with Cancer. Peter made a real effort to support me as I found myself on a similar journey to the one Peter himself had so bravely come through, and his numerous anecdotes and words of wisdom were of great value to me through this time. I remember specifically going to him for support on how to tell my loved ones of my diagnosis. When I was finally on the mend, and the last time I saw Peter face to face in the office, we both reflected on how wonderful our friends, family and colleagues had been to us through our different challenges. We shared stories, laughed, and eventually Peter kicked me out of his office and sent me on my merry way as we were both welling up talking about our loved ones (he spared us both a bit of a scene there).
Peter was such a warm, open and honest man. Perhaps at times more open that he could have been, which only endeared me to him more. He will be dearly missed.
