John Robert Parry

Background

Parry, John Robert was born on September 22, 1941 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Son of John Pearson and Lilian Alice Parry.

Education

B. Applied Science, U. British Columbia, 1964. Master of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1965, Doctor of Philosophy (Jane Lewis fellow, Sinclair Oil fellow), 1969. Senior executive Sloan School Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spring 1983.

Career

Geophysicist, Newmont Mining Corporation Canada, Toronto, 1969-1970, senior geophysicist, Danbury, Connecticut, 1970-1976, staff geologist Newmont Mining Corporation, New York City, 1976-1979. Assistant manager Eastern United States exploration Newmont Exploration Limited., Danbury, 1979-1981, manager Eastern United States exploration, 1981-1984, staff engineer Newmont Mining Corporation, New York City, 1984-1985, assistant vice president operations, 1985-1986, vice president corporation planning, 1986, senior vice president, 1987-1988. President, chief operational officer Magna Copper Company, San Manuel, Arizona, 1988.

Senior vice president Newmont Mining corporation, Denver, 1989.

Board directors Newmont Gold Company Contributor technical papers to professional journals.

Achievements

• John Robert Parry has been listed as a noteworthy natural resource company executive, geophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Brookfield Town Home Association, Connecticut, 1975. Member visiting committee department mineral economics Colorado School Mines, Golden, since 1987. Director Eliot Pratt Education Center, New Milford, 1976—1980, vice chairman, 1977—1980.

Treasurer Connecticut Early Music Society, New London, 1986—1988, trustee, since 1986, Opera Colorado, Denver, since 1990. Chairman steering committee prehistoric life exhibits Denver Museum Natural History, since 1991. Member of American Institute of Mining, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Exploration Geophysicists, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Julia Ann Veltman, June 18, 1966. Children: John Preston, Barbara Brooke.

Father:

John Pearson Parry

Mother:

Lilian Alice Parry

Spouse:

Julia Ann Veltman

child:

Barbara Brooke Parry

child:

John Preston Parry