Charlie parker westminster biography

NewRiver describes itself as a “leading Real Estate Investment Trust”, which specialises in buying and managing leisure assets in the UK. 

Its £1.2bn portfolio comprises 33 shopping centres, 25 retail parks and over 700 pubs.

Its annual report says that it has a registered office in Jersey, located in IFC5. It also has nine subsidiaries registered on the island, as well as its Employee Benefit Trust.

Announcing Mr Parker’s appointment, Non-Executive Chair Baroness Ford OBE commented: “Charlie brings with him a wealth of experience from his various leadership roles in the public sector, which will be particularly relevant to our strategy of developing strong relationships with Local Authorities and public bodies.”

Pictured: A screenshot from the company’s website.

A Government spokesperson said there were “no contractual restrictions on the Chief Executive accepting such a role.”

They added that the work will done “in Mr Parker’s own time” and will have “no impact on Mr Parker’s work as the head of Jersey’s Public Sector” – in fact, it was claimed that the role would complement his existing job by “inform[ing] Jersey’s economic recovery from covid-19 through access to a wide range of research into international developments in the retail sector.”

The Government did not respond directly when asked by Express how any potential conflicts of interest would be managed.

Mr Parker’s bio on the company’s website describes him as having led an “ambitious programme to transform and modernise Jersey’s public services”, but also having “developed a major infrastructure vehicle for funding the Island’s infrastructure and regeneration plans.” 

The latter claim, however, is in contrast to the conten

Charles Parker (1919–1980) was a Bournemouth born, BBC Radio producer based in Birmingham from 1954-1972, who specialised in Documentary Radio and Theatre. In particular, he is remembered for his collaboration with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger on the 1958-1963 series of Radio Ballads, which won an Italia Prize for Radio Documentary in 1960 and is seen as a landmark of study in oral history.

He came to believe passionately in the value of the testimony of working people and the creative importance of the oral tradition and its relationship to folk music. This became the key to his work in radio, theatre and in his extensive teaching activities.

He was a founder, writer, singer and actor with Banner Theatre in Birmingham from 1974 to 1980 and in 1966 established the Birmingham and Midland Folk Centre with Roy Palmer, Pam and Alan Bishop, Joan Smith, Olga Nicholls and other enthusiasts in the area.

According to his frequent co-worker Philip Donnellan, Charles despised the fact he was born in Bournemouth, as he would have preferred to have been born somewhere he saw as more romantic like the backstreets of Bradford, Birmingham, or East Lancashire.

Legacy

The Charles Parker Archive is deposited in the Archives & Heritage Service at the Library of Birmingham and consists of tapes, production books, papers, correspondence and scripts for most of the programmes Charles Parker produced and the organisations in which he was active.

It contains historical records for studying the culture of the 1950s-1970s in broadcasting, the folk revival, pop music, community arts - as well as contemporary social and political issues. Parker made programmes with blind people, Irish labourers, workers in China in 1972, Asian teenagers, protesters against the Vietnam War and other minorities traditionally denied a voice on the air.

Parker collaborated on several occas

Appointed May 2024

Committees

Member of Nomination Committee (Chair)

Key Skills and Experience

Lynn joined the Board in March 2024 and became Chair in May 2024. Lynn has extensive expertise as a non-executive director with experience across a wide range of listed company, private equity, finance and transaction activity in a range of sectors.

Lynn was Managing Partner of private investment firm Larchpoint Capital LLP, a position she held from 2017 to 2021. Prior to joining Larchpoint, Lynn was CEO of SVG Capital for eight years having previously served as CFO. Before that she held senior roles at Barratt Developments, BAA, Boots, ED&F Man, BAT and Mobil Oil. She also served as a non-executive director on the board of Fuller, Smith & Turner for seven years until 2018, chairing its Audit Committee. 

External Appointments

Listed Companies

NCC Group plc (Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair); Caledonia Investments plc (Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair); Domino’s Pizza Group plc (Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair)

Other

Chair of RMA - The Royal Marines Charity; Enfinium Group Ltd (Non-Executive Director

Communication is, after all, key when you’re undertaking the biggest single reform to Jersey’s government in living memory.

In fact, Mr Parker describes his ongoing dialogue with staff as his greatest achievement in the year-and-a-bit he has held the island’s most senior civil service position.

Pictured: Mr Parker gave each local media a minute interview following the release of his second six-monthly report.

He explains that his ‘One Gov’ ambitions, which have included “casualties” at the most senior levels of the States, the creation of seven new departments and the appointment of over 30 staff in Director-level positions, have been coupled with numerous consultations known officially as ‘The Big Con