Peter Hiddema advises individuals, corporate executives, non-governmental organizations, government officials and labour representatives on strategy for complex, multi-party negotiations. He has facilitated strategic planning negotiations and mediated labour disputes. He spends the bulk of his time helping clients enhance their ability to manage negotiations, conflict and strategic relationships both within and outside their organizations. His work has taken him from the industrial shop floor to senior executive suites, from suburban school districts to federal government departments. In the private sector, he regularly works with Fortune 500 global companies in a number of industries including financial and professional services, technology and telecommunications, health care, transportation and manufacturing. In the public sector, Mr. Hiddema has worked with a wide range of organizations including UN Agencies such as the World Health Organization, international non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) such as Mercy Corps, as well as universities, national and regional governmental bodies and indigenous peoples.

Before pursuing his Master’s degree, Mr. Hiddema was an Investment Advisor in the Greater Toronto Area, marketing and managing individual investment portfolios. He has also lectured and delivered workshops at several universities for students as well as executives on many occasions, including Queen’s University (in Canada and the UK), HEC at L’Université de Montréal, INSEAD (France) and Harvard University. In addition to his native English, Mr. Hiddema speaks French, Spanish, and Frisian. A travel aficionado, he has voyaged through more than 50 countries and lived in five countries on three continents. Educated in Canada, he holds an MBA from Queen’s University and an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University. Mr. Hiddema is now based in Canada and continues to work regularly with international clients.