Dr Peter M Swift presently chairs the pan-industry "Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme" (MPHRP), which assists seafarers and families affected by piracy. He is a Trustee of ISWAN, Vice-Chairman of the Sailors' Society, Director of the Maritime Industry Foundation, member of the Advisory Board of the Green Award Foundation, Chairman of the Korean Register's European Committee, member of the American Bureau of Shipping and is a representative of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects at the IMO.

He is a non-executive Director of Ardmore Shipping Corporation, a leading tanker company. Peter was previously the Managing Director of INTERTANKO for 10 years, after having served for 24 years in various senior international positions for the Royal Dutch Shell Group.