Peter Hewitt

He has had a lifelong interest in flying, particularly older aircraft. In sailing, he is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Woolmen (Court Assistant and Livery Committee); a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers; a founder Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs, where he will be Master in November 2018; a member of the General Committee of the City of London Club; Past Commodore of the Old Wellingtonian Sailing Association; a member of the Lloyd's of London Yacht Club.

Hewitt was born in Yorkshire at Catterick Military Hospital. Educated at Wellington College, where he was awarded a flying scholarship from the RAF at the age of 16, gaining his private pilo'ts licence a few months after his 17th birthday. At Wellington, he took part in gymnastics and athletics (pole vault), representing the school at various levels.

Hewitt has also been a non-executive director of the Close Brothers Capital Trading Companies – which grew from £10m to £150m funds under management, during his 13-year tenure. He then retrained as a corporate financier and founded two private client stockbroking businesses, exiting from the last of these in 2008, selling the company to an overseas buyer.

Hewitt was elected alderman for the Ward of Aldgate in the City of London in April 2012. Shortly after his election he formed the Aldgate Business Forum to act as a vehicle to bring together businesses in the Ward to discuss key issues and to help city-based businesses gain a greater understanding of the City of London and the role of the corporation. Hewitt serves or has served on a number of City of London committees, including Community and Children's Services; The Finance Committee; the City Bridge Trust; the Court of Aldermen's Privileges committee and General Purposes committee as well as the Court of Common Council. He is a governor of the City of London Freemen's School, trustee of Emanuel Hospital Charitable Trust and an ex officio member of the Court of the Honourable Artillery Company. He is chairman of the City of London's new £20m Social Investment Fund.

He was a part of the London policy unit for Ireland's Fine Gael party prior to their election in 2011.

In 1998 Hewitt undertook an MBI of a nearly insolvent PLC which was ultimately named the Wigmore Group PLC. He grew the company and floated it on AIM in 2002. The company undertook a number of acquisitions and Hewitt exited from the group in 2004.

In 1991, he set up Peter Hewitt Associates, a corporate finance and residential property consultancy, that helped raise funds under the Business Expansion Scheme. During this period he achieved a solution on behalf of Close Brothers for the residential development of land in Cambridgeshire via a PFI type scheme to the USAFE. He also undertook a number of consultancy roles, for amongst others: SRI Capital Advisers: the DeBondo Energy Group; Classic Security Limited; Award International PLC and Cornhill Asset Management.

He married Fidelma in 1989 and they have 4 children.

Peter Lionel Raleigh Hewitt (born 24 March 1953) is an English business and civic figure.