Peter Neyroud
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Peter Neyroud, born August 12, 1959, is the Chief Executive Officer for the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA), and former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police.
Neyroud was educated at Winchester College and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History. He holds an MSc in Professional Studies (Crime and Policing) from Portsmouth University and a diploma in Applied Criminology from Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Peter Neyroud joined Hampshire Constabulary in 1980, rising through the ranks within Hampshire to Detective Superintendent. He was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary in 1998 and reached Deputy Chief Constable two years later. He was appointed Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police in 2002.
His position within the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) was announced by the then Home Secretary Charles Clarke in October 2005, taking up the post as the CEO (Designate)in January 2006. In competition for the role he beat a number of private sector competitors and Norman Bettison, the CEO of Centrex. The NPIA has been operational since 1st April 2007.
Peter Neyroud was awarded the Queen's Police Medal for services to the police in 2004 and is a widely published author on policing.
