Ed Peter is the chair of Duxton Asset Management. Prior to forming Duxton in 2009, he was head of Deutsche Asset Management Asia Pacific, Middle East & North Africa. He was also a member of the Deutsche Bank's group equity operating committee and asset management operating committee. He joined Deutsche Bank in 1999 as head of equities and branch manager of DB Switzerland.
Prior to his time at Deutsche Bank, Mr Peter spent 10 years UBS as head of Swiss equites distribution and 4 years as deputy head of international Swiss equity distribution at Credit Suisse in Geneva Switzerland.
His first foray into agricultural investing was in 1999 and he remains interested in agriculture today.