Alan Parker (businessman)

Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939)[1] is a British billionaire businessman.

Alan M. Parker
Born (1939-03-31) 31 March 1939
Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
NationalityBritish
OccupationBusinessman
SpouseJette Parker
Children3

Early life

Alan M. Parker[2] was born into a family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant.[3]

Career

Parker trained as an accountant, and worked for the Hong Kong-based DFS Group. He became DFS's third largest shareholder, and in 1997 when it was taken over by LVMH, Parker received about $840m (£464m) for his 20% stake.[1][2] Parker also made money investing in hedge funds and high technology.[2]

As of 2014, Parker is living in Geneva, Switzerland and has a net worth of £2.34 billion.[1]

Philanthropy

His wife Jette sponsors The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.[4] In 1983 he founded the Oak Foundation, a philanthropic grant-making organisation.[5][6]

Personal life

He is married to Jette Parker, and they have three children, Caroline, Natalie and Kristian.[3]

References

  1. "Accountancy Rich List: 10-1". Economia. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. Nordheimer, Jon (12 March 1997). "Millions of Dollars Couldn't Keep DFS Group Together". NYT. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. Conor O'Clery (27 August 2013). The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune. PublicAffairs. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-1-61039-335-5.
  4. Blackhurst, Chris (8 April 2009). "The cash kings". Evening Standard. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  5. Oak Foundation history
  6. Influencewatch Oak Foundation
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