Peter Lederer joined Gleneagles in 1984 as General Manager and was appointed Managing Director in 1987. Previously he held operational, administrative and senior management positions in multi-million enterprises in Canada for ten years with the Four Seasons hotel group in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and with Plaza Hotels in Toronto. For two years he was also a partner in a design, construction and consulting firm providing services to the hospitality industry.

Peter was the Chairman for HIT Scotland for ?? years before becoming the charity Patron. He is committed to improving quality, educational standards and training opportunities within the hospitality and tourism industries and is also chairman of VisitScotland. Peter is a highly respected leader in the hospitality and tourism industry and was awarded the Tourism Catey Award in 1993 and Hotelier of the Year in 1997. He was awarded his OBE in 1994 for services to the industry and a CBE in 2005 for services to Tourism in Scotland.