Alan Charles Parker (born November 1946) is a British businessman, chairman of

Mothercare Mothercare plc is a global brand for products for parents and young children. The company's shares are listed on AIM in London. Mothercare was founded in the United Kingdom in 1961, and specialized in products for expectant mothers and in ge ...

, and former CEO of

Whitbread Whitbread is a British multinational hotel and restaurant company headquartered in Houghton Regis, England. The business was founded as a brewery in 1742 by Samuel Whitbread in partnership with Godfrey and Thomas Shewell, with premises in L ...

Early life

Parker earned a bachelor's degree in Hotel and Catering Management from the

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its Royal Charter, royal charter in 1966, along with a Plate glass university, number of other institutions following recommendations ...

Career

Parker was CEO of Whitbread from June 2004 until he retired on his 64th birthday, in November 2010. He has been non-executive chairman of

since August 2011. Parker is a

visiting professor In academia, a visiting scholar, visiting scientist, visiting researcher, visiting fellow, visiting lecturer, or visiting professor is a scholar from an institution who visits a host university to teach, lecture, or perform research on a topic fo ...

at the

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Alan C. Living people 1946 births Alumni of the University of Surrey British chief executives British hospitality businesspeople Chief executives in the hospitality industry Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Whitbread people Place of birth missing (living people)