Alan M. Parker | |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1939 |
Birth Place: | Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Nationality: | British |
Spouse: | Jette Parker |
Children: | 3 |
Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939)[1] is a British billionaire businessman.
Alan M. Parker[2] was born into a family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant.[3]
Parker trained as an accountant, and worked for the Hong Kong-based DFS Group. He became DFS's third largest shareholder, and in 1997 when it was taken over by LVMH, Parker received about $840m (£464m) for his 20% stake.[1] [2] Parker also made money investing in hedge funds and high technology.[2]
As of 2014, Parker is living in Geneva, Switzerland and has a net worth of £2.34 billion.[1]
His wife Jette sponsors The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.[4] In 1983 he founded the Oak Foundation, a philanthropic grant-making organisation.[5] [6]
He is married to Jette Parker, and they have three children, Caroline, Natalie and Kristian.[3]