Peter Aiers OBE

Peter became Master and Chief Executive of the Charterhouse in 2017, after serving as Chief Executive of the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) since 2007. In addition to serving as a trustee of the Heritage Alliance, he is also a trustee of Goodwill Solutions CIO, and a member of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.

With an extensive background in historic building conservation, Peter has a particular interest in how historic buildings serve contemporary society. He began his career at English Heritage, before working as a local authority conservation officer, and then for the Diocese of London (where he pioneered new approaches to help the sustainability of historic churches). He then moved to the CCT, where he worked closely with the Church Commissioners and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in caring for a collection of 356 historic churches across England. During his time there, he established the Regeneration Team, whose role was to find sustainable solutions to complex urban churches within its collection and to enable more community involvement in the care of its sites.