Mike Parker
Senior Independent Director
Board of Directors
Laird
Norway
Biography
Mike Parker was appointed a Non-Executive Director with effect from 3 March 2015 and succeeded Paula Bell as Senior Independent Director (SID). He was appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in April 2016 and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees. Mike’s main executive career was in the Dow Chemical Company between 1968 to 2002 where he worked internationally, particularly in North America and Asia, rising to become Chief Executive Officer. He was Chief Executive Officer of British Nuclear Fuels from 2003 to 2009 and he served as the SID on the Board of Invensys Plc from 2006 to 2013. He was a Non-Executive Director of SNC-Lavalin Inc , a publicly quoted Canadian company until 2016. Mike is currently SID of publicly quoted company PV Crystalox Plc. In November 2014, Mike was awarded the recognition of Citizen of Honour for the City of Liverpool.
Research Interest
Business and Management