Born in Invercargill, John has lived in Hawke's Bay since 1976. He studied accounting at Wellington Polytechnic and Victoria University.
John works with a large number of farming clients, and is involved with the management of several farming trusts. He also works with a number of national service and retail businesses.
John is a trustee of the Massey University Venture Trust which supports visiting experts in Agricultural Economics. As secretary to the Guthrie Smith Trust Board, he has a keen interest in the arboretum development at Tutira.
John has a holiday home in Taupo, which he escapes to when he can to go boating and fishing.
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