Sir John Parker
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Sir John Parker is a prominent British industrialist and business leader known for his extensive career chairing major engineering and shipbuilding companies and influencing UK corporate governance.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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chairperson ⓘ company director ⓘ industrialist ⓘ naval architect ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ Knight Bachelor ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-04-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Belfast Metropolitan College Titanic Quarter campus
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surface form:
Technical College in Belfast
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| employer |
Airbus
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Anglo American plc ⓘ Babcock International ⓘ
surface form:
Babcock International Group
Bank of England ⓘ Carnival Corporation & plc ⓘ DP World ⓘ Harland and Wolff ⓘ Lattice Group ⓘ National Grid ⓘ
surface form:
National Grid plc
Pennon Group ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate governance
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engineering management ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Royal Academy of Engineering
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Royal Society of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on UK corporate governance practices
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leadership in UK engineering and shipbuilding industries ⓘ promoting ethnic diversity on UK company boards ⓘ |
| notableWork | Parker Review of Ethnic Diversity on UK Boards ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Board member of British Shipbuilders
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Chairman of Anglo American plc ⓘ Chairman of Babcock International Group ⓘ Chairman of Lattice Group ⓘ Chairman of National Grid plc ⓘ Chairman of Pennon Group ⓘ Chancellor of the University of Southampton ⓘ Chief Executive of Harland and Wolff ⓘ Deputy Chairman of DP World ⓘ Managing Director of Austin & Pickersgill ⓘ Member of the Court of the Bank of England ⓘ Non-executive director of Airbus ⓘ Non-executive director of Brambles Industries ⓘ Non-executive director of Carnival Corporation & plc ⓘ President of the Royal Academy of Engineering ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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