Lorna Parker

Lorna has been conducting Board Effectiveness reviews for UK public companies for over ten years as an Advisory Partner at Manchester Square Partners and also as an independent consultant. In addition she is a Non-Executive Director of Indivior plc and was Chair of its Nominations and Governance Committee until 2021; a member of the Supervisory Board of PAI Partners SAS; a Trustee of the Royal Horticultural Society and Chair of its Nominations, Appointments and Governance Committee; and a Trustee of the National Opera Studio.

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 recently 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. Previously she was a Trustee of BC Partners Foundation, a Director of Future Academies, a Trustee of Place2Be and a member of the Royal Opera House Foundation Advisory Council. Lorna has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from Stanford Business School.