Alan C. Parker

{{Distinguish|Alan M. Parker}}

{{Short description|British businessman (born 1946)}}

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| birth_name = Alan Charles Parker

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946|11}}

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| nationality = British

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| alma_mater = University of Surrey

| occupation = Businessman

| known for = CEO of Whitbread, 2004-10

| title = Chairman, Mothercare

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| spouse = {{marriage|Susan Hooper|2016}}

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Alan Charles Parker {{postnom|country=GBR|CBE}} (born November 1946) is a British businessman, chairman of Mothercare, and former CEO of Whitbread.

Early life

He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Surrey.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Alan Charles Parker |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8057252&privcapId=875386|website=Bloomberg LP|accessdate=9 April 2018}}

Career

Parker was CEO of Whitbread from June 2004 until he retired on his 64th birthday, in November 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/profiles/8081483/When-Alan-Parker-moved-Whitbread-from-beer-to-hotels-no-one-got-it-they-do-now.html|title=When Alan Parker moved Whitbread from beer to hotels no-one got it, they do now|first=Andrew|last=Cave|date=23 October 2010|publisher=|accessdate=9 April 2018|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}

He has been non-executive chairman of Mothercare since August 2011.

Parker is a visiting professor at the University of Surrey.

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