Frank Peters is Chief Executive of The Chartered Society of Designers. He joined the Society in
1975 s a Licentiate Member and progressed to Membership in 1985. He began practice as an
Exhibition Designer in 1975 and went on to develop and manage Creative Facility group, a
comprehensive creative consultancy working in exhibition, interior and graphic design,
advertising, public relations and language consultancy.
Following a period of advising the Society
in the mid 90s he took over as acting Director in 1997 and was later appointed as Chief Executive.
During his tenure he has been instrumental in developing membership strategies based on
professional practice and has overseen the set-up of The Design Association with a remit to
accredit design practice. As well as managing the Society's day-to-day business he is heavily
involved in advising members on business and commercial matters and now sits on the government
steering committee seeking to establish a Sector Skills Council for design within the Creative and
cultural Industries sector. The CSD website is http://www.csd.org.uk for information on membership.
The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) is the world's largest chartered body of professional
designers and is unique in representing designers in all disciplines. CSD is governed by Royal
Charter and as such its members are obliged to practice to the highest professional standards. The
Society is also a registered charity and adheres to best practice as a membership organisation.
The Society is not a trade body or association and membership is only awarded to qualified
designers who must also prove their professional capability during an admission assessment. If a
designer has MCSD or FCSD after their name you can be assured of a professional service. The
Society exists to promote concern for the sound principles of design in all areas in which design
considerations apply, to further design practice and encourage the study of design techniques for
the benefit of the community. In so doing, it seeks to secure and promote a professional body of
designers and regulate and control their practice for the benefit of industry and the public.
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