Peter Dixon

Director, The Small Hydro Company Ltd and Kepler Energy Ltd

Peter is a strategist with a strong engineering background, developed through pragmatic industrial and commercial experience as a line manager, consultant and Director of Strategy of a Big 4 professional services firm. He is currently working in small teams to develop hydro electric installations on the UK’s rivers and to commercialise a novel tidal turbine, a spin-out from Oxford University.

Career details and achievements

• Director Kepler Energy Ltd (http://www.keplerenergy.co.uk)
• Director The Small Hydro Company (http://www.smallhydro.co.uk)
• Founding Partner of Professional Services Consulting (2005- 2010) a ‘boutique’ consulting firm focused on advice to professional service firms
• Global Director of Strategy, Deloitte, the professional services firm (1999-2004)
• Partner in Braxton Associates, the strategic consulting arm of Deloitte (1979-1999)
• Materials Control Manager, International Paint Industrial Coatings (1977-1979)
• Refinery Supply Planning engineer, British Petroleum (1971-1975)
• Chartered Engineer, degree in Engineering Science and Economics, Oxford University (1968-1971), and MBA from London Business School (1971-1975)

Skill detail, track record and services provided

Peter is working with the small team of Directors at the Small Hydro Company to develop and operate run-of-the-river hydro electric schemes. He also works with the Directors of Kepler Energy to commercialise the THAWT turbine (details on company website). These jobs bring together his engineering background together with his economics and strategy skills. He has consulted extensively with a number of large City law and accounting firms on strategy and change issues, following his time as Global Strategy Director of Deloitte. During his tenure, the management team developed and implemented a strategy which caused the firm to grow faster than its Big 4 competition and become highly profitable.

His business strategy consulting career spanned 20 years, during which he worked with major companies such as Shell, ICI and Pilkington. His particular areas of specialisation were in shareholder value management and international competitive strategy. He was a co-founder of the London office of Braxton Associates, which was acquired by Touche Ross, the firm which subsequently became Deloitte. His experience with International Paint following his time at business school gave him an excellent grounding in pragmatic management.

Peter is Chair of the London Business School Donors’ Foundation and President of the High Performance Club.