Sir Peter Alexander Burt FRSE (6 March 1944 – 28 November 2017) was a Scottish businessman, former chief executive and later governor of the Bank of Scotland.
Early life
Burt was born in 1944 in East Africa, and educated in Scotland. He graduated from the University of St Andrews and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and later worked in the computer industry in California and Scotland.
Bank of Scotland
Burt joined the Bank of Scotland in 1975, working in the international and oil and energy department. He rose to become head of the international division in 1985, treasurer and chief general manager in 1988 and eventually Chief Executive in 1996.
