Lorna Parker
Lorna Parker has been conducting Board Effectiveness reviews for UK public companies for over ten years as an Advisory Partner at Manchester Square Partners, working alongside Elaine Sullivan, and also as an independent consultant. In addition she is a member of the Supervisory Board of PAI Partners SAS; a Trustee of the Royal Horticultural Society (Chair of its Nominations, Appointments and Governance Committee for 7 years); and a Trustee of the National Opera Studio. She has recently retired as a Non-Executive Director of Indivior plc after 9 years where she was Chair of its Nominations and Governance Committee.
Lorna’s executive career was primarily in executive search, as a partner at Spencer Stuart for nearly 20 years, where she created and led their private equity practice across Europe, co-led the legal search practice, was a member of the UK Board practice and was the UK Managing Partner. Until 2021, she was a senior advisor at CVC Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm, providing advice on portfolio company leadership, succession and recruitment. She previously held a similar role at BC Partners.
Lorna has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford Business School. Not surprisingly, she is passionate about gardening and opera.
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