Background
Parker, Peter was born on August 30, 1924 in Malo-les-Bains, France. Son of late Tom Parker and of Dorothy Mackinlay Parker.
Parker, Peter was born on August 30, 1924 in Malo-les-Bains, France. Son of late Tom Parker and of Dorothy Mackinlay Parker.
In France and China, Bedford School, London University, Lincoln College, Oxford, Cornell and Harvard Universities.
Worked for Philips Electrical 1951-1953. Head, Overseas Department, Industrial Society 1953-1954. Secretary, Duke of Edinburgh Study Conference 1954-1956.
Chairman Engineering Group, Booker McConnell 1957-1970.
Chairman British Pump Manufacturers Association 1966-1969. Deputy Chairman Court of London University since 1964.
Chairman Dillons University Bookshop 75, London University Computing Services 1969-1976, Mitsubishi Electric (Oklahoma) Limited. since 1983. Chairman Rockware Group Limited.
1971-1976, since 1983.
Chairman Westfield College, London University 1970-1976, Ecnn. Development Committee the Clothing Industry 1971-1978, Landel Insurance Holdings Limited. 1971-1975, Victoria Deepwater Terminal Limited.
1971-1976, H. Clarkson (Holdings) Limited.
-1976, subsequently Vice-Chairman since 1984, Whitehead Mann Group Public Limited Company 1984, Target Group Public Limited Company 1984-1987. Director Institute Research and Development Company Limited.
1970-1975, Renold Limited. 1971-1976, Shipping Industrial Holdings Limited.
1971 (Chairman 1972-1975), Fullemploy Limited.
1973-1976, Group 4 Securitas Limited. Chairman Dawnay Day Group Limited. 1971-1976, British Railways Board 1976-1983, Oakland Development Capital Fund Limited. since 1985, Parkdale Holdings Public Limited Company 1988-1989, Group 4 Total Security Limited.
1988-1989, Whitehead Rice Limited. since 1988, Horace, Holman Group Limited. since 1988, Art Advisers Limited. since 1988.
Chairman (non-Executive) Evered July since 1989, Arcadian Institute Public Limited Company since 1990. President British Association of Industrial Editors 1971-1974, British Mechanical Engineering Confederation 1972-1974, British Graduates Association Advisory Council 1972, Design and Industry Association.
Chairman National Theatre Development Council since 1985, Court of Govs, of London School of Economics since 1988, The Japan Festival 1991 since 1987. Dimbleby Lecture (British Broadcasting Corporation television) 1983.
Director Metropolitan Radio since 1983.
Vice-Chairman Friends of the Earth Trust Limited. 1988, Trustees of Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference (United Kingdom Fund). Director The United Kingdom-Japan 2000 Group.
Companion and
Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford 1980 (Honorary Fellow). Honorary Fellow, Westfield College, Manchester Polytechnic, Lincoln College, Oxford, Society of Industrial Artists and Designers. Honorary Doctor of Laws (London University, Bath) 1982.
Honorary Doctor (Open University).
Organization Ctlee., later of Main Board, British Steel Corporation 1966-1967. Mechanics Engineering Education Development Center 1966-1970. Later Deputy; British Tourist Authority 1969-1975.
Board British Airways 1971-1981.
Institute for Social Work Training 1970-1976, York and Humberside Development Association Limited. -1976, Foundation for Manager.
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford since 1987. Council, British Institute of Manager.
Married Gillian Rowe-Dutton in 1951.