CEO

I advise private and public sector clients in relation to strategy, M&A, risk, innovation and management. I have a deep interest in cross-cultural, cross-border business development, strategy and transactions, having advised on M&A, joint ventures, strategic growth assignments and other commercial projects in over 40 countries, spanning 6 continents, with a combined value of over $50 billion. 

I am part executive, part consultant, part banker, part lawyer, and draw on the qualities of each of these roles when providing commercial advice to senior leaders. I have lived and worked in Sydney, London, Moscow and New York City.

I drive commercial transactions and projects with strategic rigour and insight, common sense, and an approachable and professional manner. I am adaptable across a variety of sectors and geographies having advised clients in the government, energy, mining, industrials, utilities, healthcare, luxury, aerospace and retail sectors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Above all, I am a determined and well-natured individual who inspires confidence in clients and colleagues alike.

Prior to joining Pottinger, I was a member of the market-leading corporate/M&A team of Linklaters LLP, one of the largest premium global law firms, in London and New York. This included a secondment within the corporate legal team of FTSE 100 utility National Grid plc.

John’s Perspectives

Start and finish any problem solving exercise by thinking about people.
The rest will fall into place.