| 词条 | Alan Parker (businessman) |
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|name = Alan M. Parker |image = |caption = | birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|3|31|df=y}} |birth_place = Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |known_for = |occupation = Businessman |education = |alma_mater = |nationality = British | residence = Geneva, Switzerland | salary = | net_worth = £2.34 billion | spouse = Jette Parker | children = 3 }} Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939)[1] is a British billionaire businessman. Early lifeAlan M. Parker[2] was born into a modest family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant.[3] CareerParker 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] PhilanthropyParker is known for his philanthropy through his Oak Foundation, which spends $200 million yearly on projects including humanitarian help in Africa, medical research, victims of torture, ecology and journalism.[4] His wife Jette sponsors The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme.[5] Personal lifeHe is married to Jette Parker, and they have three children, Caroline, Natalie and Kristian.[3] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Accountancy Rich List: 10-1|url=http://economia.icaew.com/news/september-2014/accountancy-rich-list-10-1|website=Economia|accessdate=6 November 2014}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Alan}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Nordheimer|first1=Jon|title=Millions of Dollars Couldn't Keep DFS Group Together|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/12/business/millions-of-dollars-couldn-t-keep-dfs-group-together.html|accessdate=6 November 2014|work=NYT|date=12 March 1997}} 3. ^1 {{cite book|author=Conor O'Clery|title=The Billionaire Who Wasn't: How Chuck Feeney Secretly Made and Gave Away a Fortune|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uc0PAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT205|date=27 August 2013|publisher=PublicAffairs|isbn=978-1-61039-335-5|pages=205–206}} 4. ^[https://russian.rt.com/world/article/550832-meduza-inostrannoe-finansirovanie Как стать иноагентом: RT впервые обнаружил иностранное финансирование «Медузы»] 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Blackhurst|first1=Chris|title=The cash kings|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-cash-kings-6823667.html|accessdate=6 November 2014|work=Evening Standard|date=8 April 2009}} 3 : 1939 births|Living people|British billionaires |
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