Keith Parker

Background

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, where subsequently he became Lecturer in Finance and Accounting. He was Deputy Director of the full-time MBA course for three years.

Keith is a director of the charity behind the famous choral group The Sixteen, the "Voices of Classic FM", and sings himself in several small choirs in his spare time.

Current activities

Keith''s expertise is in financial accounting, management accounting, and corporate finance. He has written a book on "Accounting and Financial Analysis" and published articles on such subjects as brand valuation and discounted cash flow.