John
Parker
Group finance director
Manchester
John is a main board director and advises our chief executive on financial and administrative aspects of strategy and operations, with a focus on our central financial and administrative support services.
He led the development of our financial management system, which allows all our studios to operate as a single practice. He has overseen the financial health of our design profession through successive cycles.
What is your biggest personal influence?
“My training as a mathematician leads me to look for order among chaos and to appreciate the benefits of both analytical and lateral thinking.”