Peter Ansell

Department: Operations

What he does: Peter is responsible for half of the stopovers, working closely with the Local Organising Committees, Teams and Stakeholders on all operational aspects leading to the delivery of a fantastic set of Race Villages together with the accompanying logistics and infrastructure.

Who he is: An event logistics expert, Peter knows the race well but he has also worked on America's Cup, Formula 1, offshore world championship powerboating, off-road adventure expeditions in deserts and jungles, and the World Cup of football. Before being reunited with the race in 2013, Peter was the Onshore Operations Director for the 34^th America’s Cup in San Francisco.

He speaks: English.

Something about him that you don't know: He once worked on a livestock ship sailing from Kuwait to Australia with the return voyage taking place some months later on a 195m vessel carrying 120,000 live sheep.

Previous Volvo Ocean Races:
2014-15, Volvo Ocean Race staff, Head of Host Port Operations
2001-02, Volvo Ocean Race staff, logistics manager (on shore)
1997-98, Toshiba USA campaign, on-shore logistics (on shore)
1993-94, Winston campaign, on-shore logistics (on shore)