Peter Gowers


Peter Gowers is a British businessman, and the chief executive of the hotel chain Travelodge UK.

Early life

From 1991 to 1995 Gowers studied Law at Keble College, Oxford, gaining a first class BA. He was President of the Oxford Union Society in the spring of 1994.

Career

Gowers worked at the management consulting firm Arthur D. Little in his first job, as an analyst.

InterContinental Hotels Group

Gowers joined InterContinental Hotels Group in 1999. He was IHG's strategy officer, then from 2005 to 2007 their chief marketing officer. He then became the boss of their Asia-Pacific region. He left IHG when the Great Recession hit and their Asia-Pacific region was split into smaller business divisions.

Bass

In July 1999 Gowers joined Bass.

Safestore

Gowers became the chief executive of the self-storage firm Safestore in 2011. He spent two years at the helm of the company.

Travelodge UK

Gowers became the chief executive of Travelodge UK on 25 November 2013, succeeding Grant Hearn. He said he was "delighted to be returning to the hotel industry" and was praised by the Travelodge chairman Brian Wallace.

Personal life

Gowers is married with a son and daughter. He lives in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. He married Claire Sykes in September 1998 in Leeds. He met his wife while studying at the University of Oxford, and she also studied law at university.
Gowers supports Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.