Peter Ralph spent his early business life as a chartered accountant, specialising in corporate recoveries and reconstructions.  In the mid 1980s he became CEO of a mid-sized private company which was successfully floated as a public company in 1994. Subsequently Peter became a share and derivatives trader and continues in that field today. In addition to the financial markets and writing, he has a keen interest in squash, tennis, golf and snow skiing. The breadth and duration of his business career has provided him with a background and insights well suited for writing suspense based business novels.