Keith Parker, BSc MA (Oxon) MBA FCA

Chartered MCIPD DipMus

Keith studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford before going on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.

He then moved into the music industry as Chief Accountant and Administrator of an agency for international classical musicians.  This was followed by a period as Financial Manager of a UK-based subsidiary of the Renault Group.

In 1989-90 he took the full-time MBA course at Cranfield School of Management, where subsequently he became Lecturer in Finance and Accounting.  He was Deputy Director of the full-time MBA course from 1994 to 1997.  After spending some time back in commerce as Finance Director he returned to Cranfield in a lecturing role and is now a Visiting Fellow.  He teaches on the MBA programmes, various other Masters programmes, the Finance and Accounting for Managers course and other short courses.

Keith has travelled widely both as lecturer and representative of Cranfield, as well as writing a book, “Accounting and Financial Analysis” and publishing several articles on such subjects as brand valuation and Discounted Cash Flow.  He has also taught courses at the University of Vienna, the Stuttgart Institute of Management and Technology, the ESCP-EAP Business School in Paris, and the University of Geneva; and he has various private clients, including a major international oil company.

To contact Keith, kp[@]keithparker.com

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