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 SIR JOHN PARKER
GBE FREng
President of the Royal Academy of Engineering 2011- Present
Sir John Parker has chaired
five FTSE100 companies, including National Grid,
from which he stepped down in December 2011. He is
currently Chairman of the mining conglomerate Anglo
American. He is Vice Chairman of DP World (Dubai)
and a Non-Executive Director of Carnival Corporation
and EADS (AIRBUS).
He was elected to the Academy
as one of its youngest fellows in 1983 and became
President in 2011. He chaired the making things
better Campaign Board, raising nearly £15 million to
enable the Academy to expand its activities and
create a Forum for Engineering at its premises at
Carlton House Terrace.
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Hats off to East Lancashire's engineers of the future
Burnley students visited the House of Lords to
showcase their work on regenerating a schoolhouse to
industry and education leaders including Sir John
Parker. 21 March 2013
Invest in big projects now or the chance will be gone, industry chief tells coalition
Sir John Parker has warned the Government that it
could miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
invest in big construction projects and has called
for the resurrection of the Infrastructure Planning
Commission. The Times, 9 February 2013
Future of technology lies with youngsters
Barrow students were delighted to showcase their
work to Sir John Parker - an influential leader of
the engineering industry - and be declared as “the
future engineers of the UK. North-West Evening Mail,
30 November 2012
Steven McCabe: Without a march of the makers' it
could be the end ...
The continuing concern that the UK's austerity
measures may be too severe have been given potency
by Sir John Parker, who is president of the Royal
Academy of Engineering. Birmingham Post, 22 November
2012
Protect industrial base from spending cuts, says Sir
John Parker
Amid warnings that the chancellor, George Osborne,
may have to prolong austerity measures until 2018,
Sir John Parker said investments in infrastructure
and innovation should be protected. The Guardian, 18
November 2012
A people man and a pragmatist
Sir John Parker profile interview: the business
veteran balances soft skills with a willingness to
take hard decisions. Financial Times, 18 November
2012
We need to start picking industrial winners again
Sir John Parker talks about the need to recruit
professional engineers identifying the “traction
engines” in industry is vital, the large
manufacturing companies and sectors, that can drag
smaller companies and supply chains with them The
Daily Telegraph, 29 July 2012
How to engineer Britain's industrial revival
Sir John Parker argues that the UK should not focus on individual firms but follow France and Germany and back successful sectors.
The Guardian 4 June 2012
Industry chiefs demand
'vision' for UK economy in 2030
As politicians debated bonuses in the Commons and
the Prime Minister attempted to reassure business
leaders that the Coalition was not "anti-business",
Sir John Parker led calls from engineers to refocus
Whitehall on the UK's industrial future. The
Daily Telegraph, 7 February 2012
Captain of industry
Sir John Parker made his name in shipbuilding before
taking the helm at National Grid. Now he’s returning
to his engineering roots by leading the profession’s
royal academy Professional Engineering, 9
December 2011
Unflappable engineer with
boards in the palm of his hand
Sir John Parker is stepping down as chairman of
National Grid but is giving nothing away about plans
for the future. Form an orderly queue The Sunday
Times, 4 December 2011
Engineering Success - Sir John
Parker FREng
Sir John Parker has chaired a diverse group of
organisations over the last 20 years. Now, he is
embarking on a new role as President of The Royal
Academy of Engineering. He talks here about how his
engineering background has helped shape his business
experience. Ingenia, September 2011
Call for more engineers to
help boost economy
Britain needs to produce 10,000 more
university-qualified engineers a year – 50 per cent
more than now – if the government is to achieve its
aim of a “rebalanced” economy, according to one of
the country’s most senior business executives.
Financial Times, 17 July 2011
Sir John Parker: 'A man you
want on your side, and not one to cross'
Face to Face: The Superman of British boardrooms and
favourite of headhunters says warnings of an
imminent winter fuel crisis are just a scare The
Independent, 17 January 2010
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