John Parker (businessman)

Sir John Parker (2011)

Sir Thomas John Parker, GBE Kt. FREng[1] (born 8 April 1942) is a British businessman. He is currently Chairman of Anglo American PLC and Ombu Group, Deputy Chairman of DP World, and a Director of EADS and Carnival Corporation & plc. He is also past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering,[1] and a Visiting Fellow of the University of Oxford. Sir John has chaired five FTSE 100 companies, including National Grid plc, from which he stood down in December 2011. He was born in County Down, Northern Ireland.

Early life

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 a DSc (Hons) degree in Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.

Career

Recognition

He was knighted for services to defence and shipbuilding in 2001.[2][3][4] He was also the Chancellor of the University of Southampton,[3] from 2006 to 2011,[5] as well as being a governor of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.[3] Other appointments have included membership of the Prime Minister's Business Council for Britain[6] and non-executive director at the Bank of England.[7] He was President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects from 1996–9. 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.[8][9] He was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland in 2012. He was elected a Fellow[1] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[1] in 1983. He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in 2014.[10]

Personal life

He married in 1967 and has a son and daughter.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "List of Fellows".
  2. ↑ THE LONDON GAZETTE SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER 2000 SUPPLEMENT No. 1
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Profile: Sir John Parker, National Grid chairman". London: The Telegraph. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  4. ↑ Stiff, Peter (25 August 2008). "Business big shot: Sir John Parker, Chairman of National Grid". London: The Times. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "CBI president to be next Chancellor of the University of Southampton". University of Southampton. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Business Council for Britain". UK Government. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Bank of England – The Court of Directors". "Bank of England". Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  8. ↑ THE LONDON GAZETTE SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2012 SUPPLEMENT No. 1
  9. ↑ http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_digitalassets/@dg/@en/documents/digitalasset/dg_202133.pdf
  10. ↑ "Honorary Fellows". The Institution of Engineering and Technology. Retrieved January 2015.

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