He qualified in London with accounting firm Deloitte and spent 16 years with them, including 5 years as a partner. John was sponsored to Australia by Coopers and Lybrand (now PWC) where he spent six years before becoming General Manager and then CEO of law firm Jackson McDonald, a role he retired from in August 2013. John is a professional director and runs his own management consultancy firm. He is a graduate of the AICD Company Director’s Course (GAICD) and a member of the Securities Institute, FINSIA.