John, who is a Chartered Accountant, joined the Board post Hydrogen’s acquisition of Argyll Scott in June 2017. Prior to this, he was a co-founder and Chief Executive of Argyll Scott, which he built from a start up to a multinational business of some 120 consultants working in 6 offices in 6 countries.
Previously, as Group COO and, latterly, as CEO Asia Pacific he was instrumental in the development of Imprint Plc from a start-up in 2001 to a multinational AIM listed recruitment group employing over 500 staff across 9 countries with a market capitalisation of over £100m.
John has direct operational recruitment experience in the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Japan, China, South East Asia, and Australia; and extensive M&A experience in both the UK and on a cross border basis.