Peter Peng

Peter Peng holds the title of Director, Global Head of Workplace Technologies at Kering (parent company of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and other luxury brands).  He leads a multi-national team with team members located in different cities and countries across the world in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.  His department is responsible for the strategy and implementation of hardware and software used  by all employees in corporate offices and retail stores globally.  In his role, Peter is also responsible for defining and managing the relationships, including contractual and global pricing negotiations, with leading global tech companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Google, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and others.  He previously worked at Tiffany & Co. as a Manager of End User Technologies.

Prior to his time in retail, Peter spent over 10 years in IT within the finance industry at UBS Financial Services and Citigroup.  During his tenure at UBS, Peter held several management roles including managing a Software Distribution team as well as a Testing & Quality Assurance team.  Peter has also been involved with campus recruiting during his career, working on behalf of his companies to recruit candidates to fill their Summer Internship and Full-time Graduate Training programs.  Peter received his masters degree in Management and Systems with a concentration in Strategy and Leadership from NYU SPS and was the Vice President of the Division of Programs in Business Alumni Board.  He received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Information Systems with a minor in Psychology.