St John welcomes new Chief Executive Officer

On Monday 24 September Peter Bradley joined St John as our new Chief Executive Officer.

Peter began his career as an Ambulance Officer in Auckland before working his way up to the Regional Director of Ambulance Services for St John’s Northern Region. Peter then headed to Otago University to complete his MBA before he was head hunted by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) where he held a number of senior operational roles, most recently as their Chief Executive Officer. He was also the Chairman of the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives and National Director of Ambulance Services for the Department of Health from 2004 until his recent return to New Zealand.

Peter was awarded a CBE in the 2005 Queens New Year’s Honours for services to the Ambulance Service is England and is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management.

Following the London Olympics, and after 12 years as CEO of the LAS, Peter decided it was the right time to move on and he and his wife returned to New Zealand, and to St John.