Peter Miskimmin has a wealth of experience as an elite athlete, community and high-performance coach, sports leader and board director.

He is a two-time Olympian (1984 Los Angeles and 1992 Barcelona), was Captain of the Blacksticks men's Hockey Team, played 150 test matches for his country and twice won the New Zealand Hockey Player of the Year Award. He is currently a selector for the national men’s side.

Peter has coached hockey at club, provincial and international level, winning national titles on multiple occasions. He coached the Junior Blacksticks men's team at the 2009 Junior Hockey World Cup where the team (ranked 12th) finished 4th.

Peter was Chief Executive of Sport New Zealand from 2008 to 2021 and has overseen two of New Zealand’s most successful Olympic Games (Beijing and London). He also drove an increased focus on community sport and active recreation, with a particular emphasis on creating more opportunities for women and girls, people with disability, those from deprived communities, and Maori and Pasifika peoples.

Prior to his time at Sport New Zealand, he spent 17 years at New Zealand Post where he held a number of senior management roles in the sales, marketing and commercial sides of the business.

He has served on the Boards of the New Zealand Olympic Committee, New Zealand Sports Foundation, SPARC and High Performance Sport NZ. He has been Chair of New Zealand Olympic Committee’s Athletes Commission and President (and founder) of the Olympians Club of New Zealand.

In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours Peter was awarded the Queens Service Order for his services to sports governance and public service.

Peter is Honorary Adviser to Asia New Zealand Foundation, Sports Patron of Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand, and a Selector for the Blacksticks men's team of New Zealand Hockey. He is a Life Member/Coach for Hutt United Hockey Club and Wellington Hockey Association. He also has an interest in Lion Nathan.