Mel Parker serves as a director. From May 2016 to February 2017, he served as the managing director for North America for Aggreko plc, the leading global provider of modular, mobile power, and adjacent product solutions. From November 2015 to February 2016, Mel served as senior vice president and general manager for residential and commercial energy solutions at Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy technology company. From 2012 to December 2014, he served as president of North America for the Brink’s Company, a major provider of armored transportation services. Before joining Brink’s, Mel served as vice president and general manager of the North America consumer and small business division at Dell, Inc., from 2010 to 2012 and as executive director and general manager of U.S. small business – small and medium business – Americas at Dell, Inc., from 2009 to 2010. From 1994 until 2009, he held numerous senior leadership roles at multiple Fortune 500 companies, including PepsiCo., Corporate Express (Staples), and Newell Rubbermaid. Mel is a decorated combat veteran and graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger and Airborne School. He served with distinction in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Mel currently serves as a director on the board of the National Black MBA Association. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council and was named to the Savoy Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America for 2012 and 2014. Mel received a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
