
Peter Tompkins has been the Downer Group's general counsel and company secretary since September 2008, and a member of the Downer Executive Committee since 2011. He has led the Downer-Spotless team, addressing the various operational and commercial issues at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital. He was appointed chief executive and managing director of the Spotless Group in October 2018. Prior to his ten years at Downer, Mr Tompkins was a senior associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, a lawyer at Cridlands MB Lawyers and Rigby Cooke Lawyers. Mr Tompkins has qualifications in law and commerce from Deakin University, and is an admitted solicitor in New South Wales.