Remembering Peter

He was driven by possibility. He believed that businesses could grow quickly, technology could remove boundaries and determined people could accomplish far more than conventional thinking allowed.

Those who knew Peter remember more than company names, revenue figures or business transactions. They remember his personality, his ambition, his humor, his loyalty and the energy he brought into a room.

This website preserves Peter's story so future generations can understand who he was, what he built and why his life continues to matter.

Forever a brother. Forever a son. Forever part of the systems and relationships he helped build.

A Life Built Around Connection

Peter's companies operated in different parts of the telecommunications market, but they shared one purpose: connecting people and businesses.

Phoenix Networks connected homes and companies to the emerging broadband Internet. Wanforce connected organizations with the routers, switches, communications equipment, installation services and network providers they needed to operate.

Peter saw opportunity before many people understood how important broadband and interconnected systems would become. He built companies during a turbulent period when technology, telecommunications and the Internet were changing almost daily.

He did not live to see the full development of cloud computing, smartphones, streaming media, software as a service or today's globally connected digital economy. Yet the businesses Peter helped build were part of the infrastructure and entrepreneurial movement that made that world possible.

Peter's Business Philosophy

Peter's surviving communications show a leader who valued urgency, confidence and total commitment. His Wanforce email signature included a phrase that captures how he approached business and life:

“There is no such thing as a Half-Hearted Champion.”

Peter did not believe in approaching important work halfway.

He thought nationally and internationally. He pursued large markets. He looked for ways to combine products, services and relationships into complete customer solutions. He understood that rapidly growing technology companies required courage, speed and persistence.

That energy remains central to his legacy.