Peter Cardy

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Peter Cardy, born Peter Stubbings, is a leading professional in the non-governmental sector in the United Kingdom. In the early 1970's, he was Deputy Director of the National Volunteer Centre, later renamed the National Centre for Volunteering. In the early 1980s, he studied at the then Cranfield Institute of Technology, now Cranfield University and was awarded the degree of MSc for his thesis entitled "Central government policy towards volunteers" ^[1].

After leaving the National Centre for Volunteering, Peter Cardy became chief executive of the Motor Neurone Disease Society, followed by holding the same post at the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society. From 2001 to 2007, Peter Cardy was chief executive of the Macmillan Cancer Relief, the foremost charity enabling the care of people suffering from cancer. Following his appointment to Macmillan Cancer Relief, Peter Cardy was interviewed by Hannah Brown of The Lancet. ^[2] He expressed views on the role of consumers in determining health policy and about the work he had undertaken in his previous appointments.

In 2001 Peter Cardy was honoured with the award of the Charcot Medal by the Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Association of British Neurologists. Very few of these medals have been presented, and all previous recipients were physicians. ^[3]

From May 2007, he has been Chief Executive of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.^[4] ^[5]