PETER SCHOPPERT（彼得•舒佩特）
President
Singapore Book Publishers Association
SINGAPORE

Peter Schoppert has made his career in publishing in Singapore. He was Editorial Director for illustrated book publisher Editions Didier Millet in the 1990s, commissioning landmark reference projects like the Indonesian Heritage Series and producing photography books with artists like Raghu Rai, René Burri, Gueorgui Pinkhassov and Ara Güler. He left books for digital publishing in 1996, when he helped start Pacific Internet, Singapore’s second Internet Services Provider. He later co-founded regional consumer online publisher, Asiacontent.com, where he served as SVP Business Development, and Publisher of CNET Asia. He recovered from the dotcom boom-and-bust by helping to revive the fortunes of Singapore University Press, later NUS Press, starting in 2002.

After a six year interlude with leading strategic consultancy, McKinsey & Company, and one year running his own consulting practice, he returned to NUS Press as Director in September 2012.

In 2013, Peter was co-opted into the Executive Committee of the Singapore Book Publishers Association (SBPA), and in 2014 he was elected President of the Association. Peter is a frequent public speaker on publishing, digital media and cultural matters. He has written for newspapers, magazines and journals like Far Eastern Economic Review, The Straits Times, Art Asia Pacific, Publishing Perspectives and Inter-Asian Cultural Studies. He recently served a three-year term as Chair of Singapore’s Public Art Appraisal Committee and is a member of the Acquisitions Committee of the Singapore Art Museum.