Peter is a sought-after strategic communications professional with expertise in and a focus on financial communications, speech writing, issues management, media relations and media training.

A former head of Purple’s Investor Relations team, Peter provides C-suite advice to ASX and unlisted companies, particularly in the resources sector. Since joining Purple in 2017, Peter has devised and supported communications strategies for more than $4 billion worth of corporate transactions that included cross-border deals, IPOs and schemes of arrangement.

Peter joined Purple following a 20-year career in daily journalism across the Kalgoorlie Miner, The West Australian, Australian Financial Review and The Times of London as a reporter and editor. He retains strong connections to and an understanding of Australia’s media landscape.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Arts, double-majoring in Journalism and Politics, and a Master of Business Administration, both from Curtin University.

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Media Relations

Every robot can tell a story. But a good one?

As the WA Media Awards approach on Saturday night, Peter...

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Communications

Why we lived and still breathe journalism

Walter Cronkite, the late famed CBS TV anchor once regarded...

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Communications

We are in good hands if the latest generation of journalists is a guide

I had been a fledgling reporter at the Kalgoorlie Miner...

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Investors

Gold medal highlights: Diggers & Dealers

Purple’s Investor Relations team have returned from Kalgoorlie, bringing with them...

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Investors

Diggers & Dealers: What’s making the headlines

At the same time as gold, silver and bronze medals...

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Investors

Don’t be a Luddite and rage against the machine

It takes skilled people to get the best out of...

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Digital

Topical talks at the Perth Resources Technology Showcase

From BHP's new boss to robots galore, Peter Klinger takes...

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Investors

Beware the angry shareholder or face Another Grumpy Meeting

Keeping shareholder happy is an increasingly challenging task for companies....

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Investors

Pods, parking and moving on from the Milk Arrowroots – your AGM reimagined

If you're treating your annual general meeting as nothing more...

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Media Relations

Why developing new journalism talent is so important for the media

The way we digest journalism has changed but the underlying...

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