After 20 years of service to the nickel industry, Dr Peter Cutler, the Nickel Institute's Director of Promotion and Market Development is retiring on December 31st2012.

Dr Kevin Bradley president of Nickel Institute said that "The nickel industry owes a great debt to Peter who worked tirelessly for two decades to raise awareness of nickel and its benefits in applications like stainless steel. Under Peter's skilful stewardship, the nickel industry focused strongly on supporting and promoting the appropriate use of nickel in products and materials. On behalf of his colleagues and the members of the Nickel Institute, I would like to wish Peter all the best for a long and happy retirement."

The Nickel Institute is finalising the succession process for Dr Cutler which will see a new Director, Global Market Development in place in the first half of 2013. In the meantime, the Nickel Institute has put in place interim arrangements fof the management of its market development and promotion programs.

On announcing his retirement, Dr Cutler wished his colleagues ongoing success in their work on developing the nickel sector and in communicating on the benefits of nickel as a material. Dr Cutler said that "It's been a great experience and wonderful to be associated with a versatile metal like nickel.”

Dr Cutler started work with the Nickel Development Institute in the UK, which in 2004 merged with the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association to form the Nickel Institute. Earlier in his career, Dr Cutler worked for fifteen years in a nickel producer.

Source - Nickel Institute