About Peter Burgess
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Peter Burgess

The primary goal of myself and the TrueValueMetrics initiative is to improve transparency, accounting and accountability everywhere in society and the economy. We are doing this by merging some old concepts of accountancy with the immense power of modern computing and communications.

I am building on an academic training at Cambridge in engineering and economics, and training in accountancy with Coopers and Lybrand in London ... plus long experience in professional audit and accountancy, experience in corporate management including computer system design, factory accountancy and being CFO of an international company.

My background includes heavy engineering (Davy United) and steel mill construction, pulp and paper mill construction engineering and contract oversight, high tech electronics, switchgear manufacturing and international fisheries.. I served as budget manager in successful turnaround of Gulton Industries and worked as VP Manufacturing for Southern States, a Gulton subsidiary. Was VP and CFO for Continental Seafoods.

I also have more than 25 years experience doing consulting assignments for World Bank, IFC and UN agencies. This includes work on government financial management reform in former Soviet Union and other locations. work on humanitarian relief in post war, famine and refugee situation.

In total have done substantial work in more than 50 countries including Afghanistan and Pakistan, and countries in South Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America,