Education & Professional Experience

John has studied at Royal Naval Engineering College in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, then at Queens College Taunton between 1971 and 1979.

John worked for Rheinmetall International Holding AG as President and Chief Executive Officer between Jan 2016 and Jan 2019, for Rheinmetall WM GmbH as Senior Vice President, Head of BD & Sales, Weapon & Munition Business Unit between Apr 2014 and Jan 2016, for Rheinmetall Defence as Senior Vice President, Combat International between Jul 2012 and Apr 2014, for JBT & KOT Consulting Ltd as Director between Feb 2012 and Jul 2012, for Wallop Defence Systems Ltd as Managing Director between Nov 1999 and Feb 2012, for Wallop Defence Systems Ltd. as Head of Sales & Marketing between Nov 1996 and Sep 1999, for Ultra Electronics as Business Manager between Jan 1991 and Nov 1996, for Royal Navy as Weapons Engineering Officer between Jan 1979 and Jan 1991.

 Skills & Competences

John has the following skills : Systems Engineering, Capacity Building, Engineering Management, Strategy, Operations Management, Aerospace, Executive Management, Security Clearance, Marketing Strategy, Leadership Development, New Business Development, Sales Management, Business Development, Lean Manufacturing, Factory design, Factory, Program Management, Strategy Development, Defence, Business Growth.

John speaks the following languages : English, German.