Kevin Parkes became President and Chief Executive Officer for Finning International Inc., in November 2022 after serving as Chief Operating Officer for Finning International Inc. since April 2022. Over the course of his 21-year career at Finning, Mr. Parkes has held progressively senior leadership positions. In 2019 he was appointed President of Finning Canada after holding the position of Managing Director of Finning UK and Ireland. Prior to that, Mr. Parkes served as Director of the Equipment Solutions Division for the UK and Ireland operations. In addition, Mr. Parkes was Chief Executive Officer of Hewden from 2010 to 2015, following the sale of this business by Finning in 2010.
Mr. Parkes holds a BA in Business Administration from Staffordshire University.
Mr. Parkes is a member of the Safety, Environment & Social Responsibility Committee.