Peter Hilborne is Chief Operating Officer - Operations at Schroders, Peter has global responsibility for Schroders end to end operating model and platform, covering trade processing and communication, accounting, performance and reporting and data management. This includes ownership of Schroders key 3rd party outsource relationships servicing Schroders fund products. He joined Schroders in 2017 and is based in London. Peter was Head of Operational Programme Delivery at Columbia Threadneedle Investments from 2006 to 2017, Responsible for design and delivery of the operational services to support Columbia Threadneedle Asset Management business. Peter was also Head of Operational Change Management for the first 5 years of his time at Columbia Threadneedle. He was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1992 to 2006, Peter established and led the UK funds audit practice for PwC as well as managing the asset management audit for the Lloyds TSB and Scottish Widows group. Peter moved to PwC consulting practice, advising and leading on outsourcing projects. Qualifications: MA in Economics and Accounting from Durham University.