John spent the decade from 1990 leading an international construction consultancy, Northcroft, as the Chairman. This was a challenging time of introducing change to a 150-year-old organisation; incorporating the business as a limited company, managing culture issues as the market climate altered, and expansion into South East Asia. Succession planning has ensured the company of 350 people is in capable hands. With responsibility for setting strategies for each part of the business and working with a diverse range of talented directors of a variety of nationalities, John enjoyed the interaction of motivating the key players to improve the business.

New initiatives were introduced to bring marketing skills, communication tools, and personal development training schemes to the people so that they could adapt to the changing world of consultancy.

John trained as a Chartered Surveyor, qualifying in 1971, and embarked on a career as a construction cost consultant. Advising clients and corporate organisations,(many of them large international businesses), on the strategies for financial control of their building projects, procurement methodologies and contract options.

Having reached the peak of his profession in leading this major business John decided to move on in 2000 to concentrate some of his energies in the charity sector in helpingchurches and schools with building matters, encouraging childrens’ work       and orphanages in Kenya, as well as running his own boutique construction consultancy.

John is an expert in cost management techniques for construction projects, non-traditional methods of contracting, extracting value solutions from designers and contractors, and finding the way forward when problems occur.

With an ability to develop excellent client relationships and communicate, often complex, matters in a straightforward manner, John's clients see his ability to find solutions to their problems as a key strength.

With a keen interest in helping people learn new skills John is a regular guest lecturer on Strategic Briefing at University College London to post graduate courses.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development.

Developing ideas for thought leadership for CEOs John visited Professor Jim Collins at Boulder University , Colorado, USA in 2001 to understand 'Turning Good Companies into Great companies'!

Accredited PRINCE II practitioner (project management methodology) (2005)

Guest lecturer at University College London , School of Architecture, Masters students on Strategic Perspectives in Construction and has lectured at Southampton Solent University to architectural students, interior designers and built environment industry students on project management and understanding corporate organisations.

John is a Justice of the Peace and sits in the Court in Hampshire at Lyndhurst as a Magistrate.