Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons
Richard Dean "Dick" Parsons, an American business executive, is the former chairman of Citigroup and the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner. He stepped down as CEO of Time Warner on December 31, 2007. He is currently the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth4 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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