Peter Bates is a civil engineer by profession, having graduated from the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Peter started with the construction arm of Lend Lease, Civil & Civic in 1987 in Brisbane and enjoyed a 19-year career with Lend Lease. His time with Lend Lease took him to many locations in Australia and into Asia where he spent nine years in Bangkok, Singapore and Shanghai in senior management roles.
Peter’s experience in Asia brought him into contact with many different social and business cultures and he has continued to build a strong culture of success in growing businesses.
Peter left his role as General Manager for Bovis Lend Lease in Queensland and joined Meridien Student Living in September 2006 as Chief Executive for the UniLodge business. Over the past two years, Peter has grown the UniLodge business from 3,500 beds under management to close to 6,000 beds currently. |