Chris Parker runs Man Group’s UK and Ireland Institutional Client team, with responsibility for existing client relationships as well as expanding Man Group’s presence in these regions. A significant proportion of Chris’ time is spent developing custom solutions to meet the very specific needs of Man Group’s sophisticated client base.

Chris joined Man Group from Lehman Brothers in 2008 where he was working in the Fixed Income and subsequently Equity Business Analysis teams. After a year in Man Group’s Swiss office he returned to London to work in the UK Institutional Client Group. After four years in London, Chris spent time at Blackstone, heading up UK Hedge Fund and Special Situations distribution, following which he was hired back to Man Group in 2015.

Chris holds a BA (Hons) in History from Trinity College Dublin.