Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 7, 2003
Peter C. Cook joined Orbital Engine Corporation Limited as Chief Executive Officer on 1st January 2003 and was appointed Managing Director February 15th the same year. A graduate of both Monash University and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (R.M.I.T.), he holds a Masters degree in both Pharmacy and Business Administration. He was formerly the Chief Executive of Fauldings Hospital Pharmaceuticals Division and President of Ansells Protective Product Division. He currently resides in Perth, Western Australia but has lived and worked in London (UK), Atlanta (Georgia), Singapore and his home city of Melbourne (Australia). During the 1980s, he served on the Board of Invetech Ltd, was Managing Director of Nicholas Kiwi in South East Asia and Director of Research of Nicholass Research Laboratories. Earlier in his career he has held positions within Ford Australia, Drug Houses of Australia and the Faculty of Management at R.M.I.T. Profile
TWST: Can we begin with an introduction to Orbital Engine, including a description of your core activities?Mr. Cook: The Company was originally founded in the early 70s to develop and