Nick Parker, ACA, qualified as a chartered accountant in 1986 and has since worked in the equity capital markets principally as CFO for numerous companies listed on The London Stock Exchange, as a result of which he has had extensive involvement in raising funds for rapidly growing businesses or companies looking to change strategic direction. He has also been involved with a number of private companies raising debt or private funding, as appropriate for their particular situations. For three years, he was also CEO of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club PLC and now serves on the boards of three other high growth companies as a non executive director. His industry knowledge spans many different sectors from software development in Silicon Valley to chemical engineering plants in Lancashire where he oversaw a major capital investment programme designed to triple the output of a former ICI facility.