John Parker (businessman) explained

Honorific Prefix:Sir
John Parker
Birth Date:8 April 1942
Birth Place:County Down, Northern Ireland
Nationality:British

Sir Thomas John Parker (born 8 April 1942) is a British businessman. He is chairman of Laing O'Rourke and former chairman of Pennon Group, a director of Carnival Corporation & plc and lead non-executive director at the Cabinet Office.[1] He has been a director or chairman of numerous other public companies including Airbus, Anglo American plc, Babcock International, British Gas, DP World, Lattice Group, National Grid plc and Ombu Group. He is a past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, patron at the Centre for Process Innovation and a Visiting Fellow of the University of Oxford.

Early life

Parker was born into a farming family in County Down, Northern Ireland. He attended Belfast College of Technology (since 1991 called Belfast Metropolitan College). In 1958, at age 17, he joined Harland and Wolff as an apprentice naval architect (engineer). At Queen's University Belfast he was awarded an Honorary DSc degree in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.

Career

The Parker Review

Between 2016 and 2022, Parker was Chair of the eponymous Parker Review, an independent review which considers how to improve the ethnic and cultural diversity of UK boards to better reflect their employee base and the communities they serve.[11] The first review, published in 2017, set out seven recommendations, including a "One by '21" target. Its aim was that all FTSE 100 boards should have at least one director from an ethnic minority background by December 2021.[12] This was a relative success, with 89 FTSE 100 companies and 128 FTSE 250 companies having ethnic minority representation on their boards as of 31 December 2021.[13]

Recognition

He was knighted for services to defence and shipbuilding in 2001.[14] [15] [16] He was the Chancellor of the University of Southampton from 2006 to 2011,[17] as well as being a governor of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Other appointments have included membership of the Prime Minister's Business Council for Britain[18] and non-executive director at the Bank of England.[19] He was President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects from 1996 to 1999. In 2012, he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), for services to Industry and to the voluntary sector.[20] [21] He was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (HonFIES) in 2012.[22] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in 1983.[23] He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (HonFIET) in 2014.[24]

Personal life

Parker married Emma, a former Latin teacher and pianist, in 1967; they have two children. Parker is a Member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Further reading

External links

Board Profiles:

Articles:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government job for Laing O'Rourke chairman . 16 September 2020.
  2. Web site: From Harland and Wolff apprentice to Anglo American director: Sir John Parker's recipe for success. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  3. Web site: 6 January 2016 . Vice President – Sir John Parker . The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142704/https://www.rnrmc.org.uk/vice-president-sir-john-parker-gbe-freng . 27 August 2018 . Internet Archive.
  4. Web site: P&O Princess Cruises plc . 30 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161130195253/http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/community/people/sir-john-parker . 30 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Biography: Sir John Parker . Carnival Corporation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170705014449/http://www.carnivalcorp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-govBio&ID=93139 . 5 July 2017 . Internet Archive.
  6. News: Pagano . Margareta . Sir John Parker: 'A man you want on your side, and not one to cross' . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/sir-john-parker-a-man-you-want-on-your-side-and-not-one-to-cross-1870057.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live . Independent.co.uk . 2010-01-17 . 2019-05-06.
  7. Web site: University of Southampton . Southampton.ac.uk . 2006-07-13 . 2019-05-06.
  8. http://webapps.dpworld.com/portal/page/portal/DP_WORLD_WEBSITE/About-DP-World/Board-of-Directors DP World
  9. Web site: Airbus Group . Airbus Group . 2019-05-06.
  10. Web site: Ombu Group . Ombu Group . 2019-05-06.
  11. Web site: Ethnic diversity of UK boards: the Parker review . 2023-02-17 . GOV.UK . en.
  12. Web site: The Parker Review - Encouraging greater diversity of UK boards . 2023-02-17 . The Parker Review . en-US.
  13. Web site: Nearly all FTSE 100 companies have met the Parker Review's 'One before 2021' target to improve ethnic diversity of FTSE 100 boards . 2023-02-17 . www.ey.com . en-UK.
  14. Web site: THE LONDON GAZETTE SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER 2000 SUPPLEMENT No. 1. London Gazette.
  15. News: Profile: Sir John Parker, National Grid chairman. https://archive.today/20130505144828/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2784579/Profile-Sir-John-Parker,-National-Grid-chairman.html. dead. 5 May 2013. 20 January 2009. 20 February 2008. The Daily Telegraph. London.
  16. News: Business big shot: Sir John Parker, Chairman of National Grid. Peter. Stiff. 20 January 2009. 25 August 2008. The Times. London.
  17. Web site: CBI president to be next Chancellor of the University of Southampton. University of Southampton. 1 June 2012. 12 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918112138/http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2011/apr/11_39.shtml. 18 September 2012. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Business Council for Britain. 20 January 2009. UK Government. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090109133449/http://www.berr.gov.uk/aboutus/corporate/bcb/index.html. 9 January 2009. dmy-all.
  19. Web site: Bank of England – The Court of Directors. 20 January 2009. Bank of England.
  20. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/60173/supplements/6 THE LONDON GAZETTE SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2012 SUPPLEMENT No. 1
  21. Web site: The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2012. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121003203005/http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_202133.pdf. dead. 3 October 2012. 2020-09-16.
  22. Web site: Honorary Fellows . 2022-05-15 . IES . en.
  23. Web site: List of Fellows. 22 October 2014. 8 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160608094405/http://www.raeng.org.uk/about-us/people-council-committees/the-fellowship/list-of-fellows. dead.
  24. Web site: Honorary Fellows. 31 January 2015. The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

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