Overview

Join us for an event with Mike Parker, our Keynote speaker. He has many entertaining and informative anecdotes about his time spent running the Dow Chemical Company and British Nuclear Fuels. His insights into business strategy, change management and dealing with colleagues from across engineering, management, finance, and government should prove to be of particular interest to younger engineers aspiring to climb the corporate ladder.

Speaker

Mike Parker, Chair of LJMU Board of Governors

Mike began his career with Dow in 1968. During his 34 years there, he was based in the US, the UK, Switzerland and Hong Kong.  He became President and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan, USA in 2000 and a member of the company's Board of Directors from 1995 to 2003.  He was subsequently appointed Group Chief Executive of British Nuclear Fuels from 2003 until 2009.

Besides being Chair of the LJMU Board of Governors, Mike is currently a Senior Independent Director of PV Crystalox Solar plc, and is involved with the management of a number of other organisations including the Metropolitan Police, the Alliance Manchester Business School, Sublimity Therapeutics, the AMBS MBA Advisory Committee and a variety of charities and not-for-profit organisations. 

Mike was awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours 2009 for services to the energy industry and in 2014 awarded the Citizen of Honour for the City of Liverpool.