Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939)[1] is a British billionaire businessman.
Alan M. Parker[2] was born into a family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant.
[3] Parker 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.