Mr Parker joined the Company after a career in institutional fund management in the City of London spanning almost three decades, including being a co-founder of Majedie Asset Management. Mr Parker began his career in 1987 at Mercury Asset Management (subsequently acquired by Merrill Lynch and now part of BlackRock) and left in 2002 when he co-founded Majedie Asset Management. Mr Parker was involved in building Majedie Asset Management into the successful investment boutique that it is today. He managed funds including the Majedie UK Opportunities Fund, the Majedie UK Smaller Companies Fund, and a quarter of the Majedie UK Focus Fund. He left Majedie in 2015 and Majedie Asset Management has since been acquired by Liontrust Asset Management in 2022.
