R. Jerry Parker, Jr.     

 

R. Jerry Parker, Jr. is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake and Chesapeake Holding Company.  Mr. Parker has overseen Chesapeake’s operations and its trading since its inception.  Mr. Parker received a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, with an emphasis in Accounting, from the University of Virginia in January 1980.  Mr. Parker worked in the accounting field for four years after graduating from college. From November 1983 until June 1986, Mr. Parker was employed as an exempt commodity trading advisor by Mr. Richard J. Dennis, a principal and shareholder of Richard J. Dennis & Company, a Chicago-based commodity trading advisor and a commodity pool operator registered with the CFTC, in his "Turtle" training program.   From June 1986 until January 1988, Mr. Parker was an independent contractor and traded for Mr. Thomas Dennis as an exempt commodity trading advisor.  From November 1983 through January 1988, Mr. Parker had complete discretionary trading authority over a futures portfolio of U.S. $1 million to U.S. $1.5 million.  In January 1988, Mr. Parker ceased trading for Mr. Thomas Dennis and in February 1988 formed Chesapeake, which, as of January 31, 2012, managed approximately U.S. $856 million ("notional" funds included) of client funds. Mr. Parker was registered as an associated person and listed as a principal of Parker Commodities, Inc., a commodity trading advisor based in Richmond, Virginia, from June 27, 1988 until August 14, 1992. Mr. Parker, by virtue of ownership, was listed as a principal of Vandelay Capital Management LLC (“Vandelay”), a multi-strategy fund of funds manager located in Richmond, Virginia, from May 20, 2004 until July 23, 2009, although he was not involved in its day-to-day operations. Mr. Parker was listed as a principal of SP Partners from January 18, 2011 until July 9, 2011 and was registered as an associated person of SP Partners from January 19, 2011 until July 9, 2011. SP Partners never commenced operations. Mr. Parker has been registered as an associated person and listed as a principal of Chesapeake since June 20, 1988.