Peter Hollins

Peter Thomas Hollins (born 22 October 1947) is a British businessman, and a former chief executive of British Energy, which ran most of Britain's nuclear power stations, and was part of the FTSE 100 Index.

Early life He was born in Hendon, Middlesex. He attended East Barnet Grammar School (became the comprehensive East Barnet School in 1971). He attended Hertford College, Oxford, from 1966 to 1970, gaining a degree in chemistry.

Career Hollin's joined BOC in 1970, working there for three years. Nuclear Electric had become British Energy in 1996. On 7 June 2001 he resigned as chief executive. From 2000 to 2001 he earned £330,000.

British Heart Foundation He became director general of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in 2003, in this role until his departure in 2012.

NHS In April 2016 he became chairman of the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Personal life He is fluent in Dutch, German and French. He married Linda Pitchford in 1973 in Barnet, they have two daughters (born 1977 and 1979), and live in Brockenhurst in south Hampshire. He has previously lived in Edinburgh.