John Parker (businessman)

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Sir John Parker (2011)

Sir Thomas John Parker GBE 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] patron at the Centre for Process Innovation 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.[1] He was elected a Fellow[1] of the Royal Academy of Engineering[1] in 1983. He was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in 2014.[10]

Personal life

He married in 1967, he has a son and daughter.[citation needed]

References

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Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Royal Academy of Engineering
September 2011– August 2014
Succeeded by
Dame Ann Dowling
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of the University of Southampton
2006–2011
Succeeded by
Dame Helen Alexander
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of Anglo American plc
2009-
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Chairman of P&O
2005-2006
Succeeded by
Incumbent Vice President, DP World
following take over
Preceded by
James Hood Ross OBE
prior to merger with Lattice Group
Chairman of National Grid plc
2002–2011
Succeeded by
Sir Peter Gershon
Preceded by Chairman of Babcock International
1994-2000
Succeeded by
Gordon Arden Campbell CBE, FREng