Peter Bakker


Peter Bakker is a Dutch businessman who currently serves as president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Education

Bakker has a master's degree in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Inholland University of Applied Sciences.

Career

Bakker was appointed President of WBCSD in January 2012 after being CEO of TNT N.V. for 10 years. He is also the Chairman for War Child Netherlands, Deputy Chairman for International Integrated Reporting Council and a Co-Chair in the Sustainable Developments Solution Network.
In 2020, Bakker was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to serve on the Advisory Committee for the 2021 Food Systems Summit, chaired by Inger Andersen.

Other activities

Bakker was awarded the Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2009 and the SAM Sustainability Leadership Award.

Personal life

Bakker married Merel Bakker in 2012.