Peter van Mierlo is FMO’s Chief Executive Officer since July 1st, 2018. Prior to joining FMO, Peter worked in the professional services industry for over 30 years. He started his career in 1987 at one of the predecessors of PwC in 1996 he was admitted to the partnership. Peter has built his career on advising clients around mergers and acquisitions and he held a wide range of national and international leadership positions such as Transaction Leader ('01-'07), Chairman of the Assurance Board ('09-'13), CEO of the Dutch PwC organization ('13-'18) as well as Managing Partner of PwC Europe ('15-'18). He has worked with various clients amongst others in the Financial Institutions industry. In May 2019, Peter joined the board of EDFI, a platform of European Development Finance Institutions. The platform supports all members to realize their vision: invest in creating jobs, boost growth, and fight poverty and climate change. EDFI facilitates knowledge-sharing and learning and fosters cooperation with European Union institutions and with other DFIs, including bilateral DFIs outside Europe, and the IFC. Peter holds Master’s degree in Economics from Erasmus University.