Mr. Roberts retired as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Sierra Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWIR / TSX: SW) in March 2004. He served in this role from January 1999 until retirement, and was responsible for taking the company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange in May 1999, and a follow-on financing on NASDAQ in May 2000. Prior to joining Sierra Wireless, Peter held senior financial roles over a fifteen-year period with Service Corporation UK plc, The Loewen Group Inc., The Overwaitea and Save-On Foods Chain and Sydney Development Corporation. Peter is a graduate of Touche Ross, and practiced a decade in public accounting. He holds professional accounting designations in Canada, US, and UK. Peter currently serves as First Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, and will serve as President of the Institute in 2006-2007. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc. (acquired by Vista Equity Partners). He is also a member of the Risk Management and Governance Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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