User:Ppiegl/Peter Piegl

Peter Piegl is the managing editor/motoring editor for FHM magazine, South Africa.

Born on 20 Dec 1972, Piegl attended Rand Park high school in Gauteng, and York High school in George for his standard nine and matric years. After completion, he attended the University of Port Elizabeth (now Nelson Mandela Metropolitan) where he obtained a B.A. degree with majors in psychology and philosophy.

After graduating, Piegl worked as a freelance photographer in the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast area from 1996 to October 1997. He then started work as a photo-journalist for the South Coast Fever in that year, and was employed there until June 1999. Thereafter followed a stint at the South Coast Herald from June 1999 until September 1999 (also as a photo-journalist).

In 1999 he applied for, and got, a job as picture editor for the newly-formed FHM. In July 2007, he was promoted to managing editor and took over the portfolio of motoring editor in 2009. For the latter, he conceived of, and brought to fruition, FHM's [online motoring pages] which he populates with reviews, news and blogs. He has formed a relationship with 5FM radio DJ and motoring personality Sasha Martinengo, who has become the magazine's online celebrity blogger. Piegl regularly promotes the motoring pages by means of various social media tools such as [Twitter].