A qualified Accountant and an MBA graduate of Henley Mgmt College, John has 30yrs of commercial experience as a General Manager, Managing Director, & Finance Director, gained in the Property Development, Construction, Luxury-Fashion, Food / Beverage / Nighttime economies of UK and internationally-based organisations. Spending many years in the leisure industry and the property development scene of Manchester, John focused on regenerating areas of the city, including: Ancoats, New Islington and the city’s creative Northern Quarter. Experienced in entrepreneurial, independent, SME organisations, with visionary and pioneering approaches to organisational-development, John fuses a blend of commercial and socially-focused energy into the world of finance (it's not all about the £££)....!!
Impacting student engagement, supporting social-mobility for under-represented groups, and shining a light on financial-management for use within our public-services, are John's motivations for moving into academia, delivering content on the Bus-With, Bus-Mgmt, and Chtd Mgmt Degree-Apprent u/graduate programmes, and strategic finance on the MSc, MBA, & MBA Scale-Up p/graduate programmes. John is currently a student on one of the LJMU doctoral programmes.
Freetime is all about running 🏃♂️, dance-culture 🕺, the northern music scene🎵 , supporting L.F.C. 💪 , and watching rugby-league 🏉
Degrees
2008, Henley Management College, United Kingdom, MBA
2002, Chartered Institute Management Accountants, United Kingdom, ACMA
Teaching qualification:
PGCert in Academic Practice. 2023