Gordon Parkes

Gordon Parkes, Executive Director - People & Culture, has worked for NIE Networks for 25 years.  He has over 45 years’ experience in Human Resources across several organisations and sectors.  He is a Board Member of the Board of Trustees of the Grand Opera House Trust and of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution.  He is currently Chair of the Green Skills Delivery Group and also a member of the Northern Ireland Skills Council established by the Department for the Economy.  Since 2013 he has been a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and, in 2019, was awarded Chartered Companion status by the CIPD Board.  He holds a Masters in Business Administration, is a member of the Institute of Directors and holds a Diploma in Company Direction (DipIoD).  In 2023 he was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building Fellowship Programme.