Ministers have today confirmed the appointment of Peter Walton and Koral Anderson as Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to the Board of the Insolvency Service.
Beginning in post on Monday 4 May 2026, they will support the Insolvency Service in its mission to deliver economic confidence by supporting those in financial distress, tackle financial wrongdoing and maximise returns to creditors.
They will serve three-year terms, until May 2029.
Biographies:
Peter Walton
Peter Walton is Emeritus Professor of Insolvency Law at the University of Wolverhampton (2024–), having served as Professor from 2013 to 2023 following a near fourty‑year academic career. A leading authority on insolvency and corporate rescue, he has…

