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[[Image:PeterYork.jpg|100px|right|thumb|Peter Wallis, AKA Peter York]]
  
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Wallis biog from a [http://www.mfigroup.co.uk/index.asp?d=news&s=1&p=http://www.mfigroup.co.uk/html/news/press-releases/appointment-nonexec-director-0101.html press statement] dated 31 January 2001 announcing his appoinntment to the board of [[MFI]]:
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Peter Wallis aka [[Peter York]] is a “Style Guru, Author, Presenter, Management Consultant”<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref> with links to government and major corporations. Alongside businessman and political networker [[Dennis Stevenson]] Wallis was co-founder of management consultancy [[SRU]] where [[Peter Mandelson]] worked as a consultant between 1990 and 1992<ref>Peter York, [http://www.friezefoundation.org/biography/profile/peter_york/ Biography], ''The Frieze Foundation'', Accessed 07-August-2009</ref>.  
  
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:MFI Furniture Group Plc announces that it has appointed Peter Wallis as a non-executive director, with effect from 30th January 2001.
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He was appointed Chairman of the [[Department of Trade and Industry]] Committee examining the future of leisure in the UK as part of the British Government’s ‘Foresight’ initiative in 1994.<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. Wallis was also chairman of media consultants [[Hydra Associates]] between 1987 and 1999<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>. Blairite politician [[James Purnell]] worked as a strategy consultant for [[Hydra Associates]] between 1992 and 1994<ref>Politics, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/jamespurnell James Purnell], ''The Guardian'', Accessed 13-August-2009</ref>.  
  
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:Peter Wallis, 53, is senior partner of [[SRU]], which specialises in brand-related strategic consultancy and market research. Wallis founded SRU, now part of [[Brunswick Group]], with [[Dennis Stevenson|Lord Stevenson]] in the early 1970s.
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According to his biography on Broadcasting firm Capel & Land:
  
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:MFI has an ongoing programme of activity focusing on customer, branding and design. As part of this programme it has appointed [[Conran Design Group]] to develop a new format for its stores, as well as driving product improvements through significant investment in new product design.
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:"He has very considerable experience of ‘elite’ and up-market products and their branding communication strategies, from Dunhill to Waterford and including [[Harpers & Queen]], World of Interiors, [[The Economist]], [[The Financial Times]], Jaegar, Tiffany, Mont Blanc, Liberty and private banker Coutts & Co".
  
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:Commenting on the appointment, Ian Peacock, Chairman of MFI, said:
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He is also listed by Capel & Land as having a range of experince in the financial services sector<ref>Peter York (Wallis), [http://www.capelland.com/pages/broadcasters/index.asp?CID=156 Broadcasters], ''Capel & Land'', Accessed 08-August-2009</ref>.
  
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:"Peter's expertise in brands and style is in keeping with MFI's increased focus on what the customer wants, and the current revitalisation of the MFI brand. This makes his particular experience highly relevant to the Group's direction, and we look forward to his contribution to the business."
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==Peter York==
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Peter Wallis has featured more in the public eye under his pseudonym Peter York. York achieved fame in 1982 by co-writing the Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr. He was the style editor of [[Harpers & Queen]] for 10 years and financed [[The Modern Review]]. He is also a columnist for [[The Independent on Sunday]], [[GQ]] magazine and [[Management Today]].
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York is often found in the media providing social commentary on a range of issues. On the banking crisis he commented:
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:"People once thought just a few toffs and celebs earned this kind of money. They didn't realise it was a large class of previously invisible people, rich for no good reason."<ref>Polly Toynbee (Peter York quotation), [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/mar/28/fred-goodwin-bonuses-protests A furious public demands political anger management], ''The Guardian'', 28-March-2009</ref>.
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==Affiliations==
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[[Department of Trade and Industry]] | [[Britain Abroad Task Force]] | [[Hydra Associates]] | [[SRU]] | [[Tate Gallery]] | [[MFI Plc]] | [[St. Marylebone Society]] | [[Dunhill]] | [[Waterford]] | [[Harpers & Queen]] | [[World of Interiors]] | [[The Economist]] | [[The Financial Times]] | [[Jaegar]] | [[Tiffany]] | [[Mont Blanc]] | [[Liberty]] | [[Coutts & Co]]
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==Publications==
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* ''Style Wars'' (1980)
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* ''[[The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook]]'' (1982)
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* ''Peter York's Eighties'' (1995), co-authored with Charles Jennings
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* ''Dictators' Homes'' (2005)
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* ''Cooler, Faster, More Expensive: the Return of the Sloane Ranger'' (2007), with Olivia Stewart-Liberty.
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 14:48, 19 August 2009

Peter Wallis, AKA Peter York

Peter Wallis aka Peter York is a “Style Guru, Author, Presenter, Management Consultant”[1] with links to government and major corporations. Alongside businessman and political networker Dennis Stevenson Wallis was co-founder of management consultancy SRU where Peter Mandelson worked as a consultant between 1990 and 1992[2].

He was appointed Chairman of the Department of Trade and Industry Committee examining the future of leisure in the UK as part of the British Government’s ‘Foresight’ initiative in 1994.[3]. Wallis was also chairman of media consultants Hydra Associates between 1987 and 1999[4]. Blairite politician James Purnell worked as a strategy consultant for Hydra Associates between 1992 and 1994[5].

According to his biography on Broadcasting firm Capel & Land:

"He has very considerable experience of ‘elite’ and up-market products and their branding communication strategies, from Dunhill to Waterford and including Harpers & Queen, World of Interiors, The Economist, The Financial Times, Jaegar, Tiffany, Mont Blanc, Liberty and private banker Coutts & Co".

He is also listed by Capel & Land as having a range of experince in the financial services sector[6].


Peter York

Peter Wallis has featured more in the public eye under his pseudonym Peter York. York achieved fame in 1982 by co-writing the Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr. He was the style editor of Harpers & Queen for 10 years and financed The Modern Review. He is also a columnist for The Independent on Sunday, GQ magazine and Management Today.


York is often found in the media providing social commentary on a range of issues. On the banking crisis he commented:

"People once thought just a few toffs and celebs earned this kind of money. They didn't realise it was a large class of previously invisible people, rich for no good reason."[7].

Affiliations

Department of Trade and Industry | Britain Abroad Task Force | Hydra Associates | SRU | Tate Gallery | MFI Plc | St. Marylebone Society | Dunhill | Waterford | Harpers & Queen | World of Interiors | The Economist | The Financial Times | Jaegar | Tiffany | Mont Blanc | Liberty | Coutts & Co

Publications

  • Style Wars (1980)
  • The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982)
  • Peter York's Eighties (1995), co-authored with Charles Jennings
  • Dictators' Homes (2005)
  • Cooler, Faster, More Expensive: the Return of the Sloane Ranger (2007), with Olivia Stewart-Liberty.

Notes

  1. ↑ Peter York (Wallis), Broadcasters, Capel & Land, Accessed 08-August-2009
  2. ↑ Peter York, Biography, The Frieze Foundation, Accessed 07-August-2009
  3. ↑ Peter York (Wallis), Broadcasters, Capel & Land, Accessed 08-August-2009
  4. ↑ Peter York (Wallis), Broadcasters, Capel & Land, Accessed 08-August-2009
  5. ↑ Politics, James Purnell, The Guardian, Accessed 13-August-2009
  6. ↑ Peter York (Wallis), Broadcasters, Capel & Land, Accessed 08-August-2009
  7. ↑ Polly Toynbee (Peter York quotation), A furious public demands political anger management, The Guardian, 28-March-2009
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