General Sir Nick Parker Joins Academy Securities’ Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence Group
May 15 2024 - 2:16PM
Business Wire
Academy Securities, a registered broker-dealer, certified
Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE), today announced the addition of General Sir Nick
Parker to its Advisory Board and Geopolitical Intelligence
Group.
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General Sir Nick Parker, a former British Army Officer, left the
UK Army in May 2013 after 40 years’ service. He has held several
senior operational military tour posts throughout his career,
including Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Sierra Leone, Iraq and
Afghanistan. General Parker notably led the military reaction to
the venue security crisis at the London 2012 Olympics. His final
appointment was Commander in Chief UK Land Forces. Since leaving
the Army, he has reviewed the senior structure of the UK Police,
participated in the Citizens Commission on Islam, Participation
& Public Life and has mentored senior business executives.
“We are honored to have General Parker join Academy’s Advisory
Board and Geopolitical Group,” stated Academy’s Chairman and CEO
Chance Mims. “We are excited to work alongside him as we build out
our presence in Europe and expand the breadth of our advisory
capabilities.”
General Parker commented on joining Academy Securities: “I am
delighted to be joining Academy Securities; having served in US led
coalition forces I know that our combined thinking can be extremely
powerful. I look forward to re-entering the debate alongside a
group of such distinguished veterans.”
General Parker advised the Ukraine Minister of Defense from 2016
to 2019. He was the Chair of the Prince of Wales’ #iwill Campaign
and was a Director of the Invictus Games 2014. He is now the Chair
of REACT Disaster Response and the Armed Services Trauma
Rehabilitation Outcome (Advance) Study.
“Given his service, command experience, and overall expertise,
General Parker will contribute greatly to Academy’s Geopolitical
Intelligence Group and bring a new perspective,” stated Academy’s
President Phil McConkey.
About Academy Securities
Academy Securities is a preeminent disabled veteran owned
investment bank with strength in capital markets, public finance,
fixed income, and equity trading. Leadership and staff have had
intensive military training prior to entering and gaining in-depth
financial services experience in global capital markets. We are
mission driven with a high ethical code, a solid sense of
accountability and strive for excellence in the pursuit of our
clients’ success. Academy is our nation’s first post-9/11 disabled
veteran owned investment bank and is certified as a DVBE, SDVOSB,
and MBE. The firm has a strong top and middle tier client base
served by a national platform with offices in New York, Chicago,
San Diego, Los Angeles, Chapel Hill, Louisville, Austin, Dallas,
and Sacramento. Information about Academy Securities is available
at www.academysecurities.com.
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