Early career
As a graduate of the University of Waikato, N.Z. John spent his early years as a teacher. After travelling to the UK he embarked on a career in international sales and marketing with postings in London, Chicago and Brussels. Using his communication, negotiation and language skills he established sales and distribution channels for USA and European based manufacturers of micrographic, scanning and software products for the DM sector in Europe, Latin America and Asia/Pacific markets.
 
Entrepreneur
Recognising the rapid transition from microfilm to digital imaging in the early 1990's, John set up a specialist microfilm scanning service company in the UK - Zuma International Ltd - providing back-file conversion services, sales and rentals of high speed micfrofilm and check scanning hardware.
 
Industry Experience
As an independent consultant to the IMC (International Micrographic Congress), John assisted with the merger with AIIM International, the not-for-profit industry association for document and content management technologies. John was appointed as Sr. VP Europe of AIIM International, where he was instrumental in the association's acquisition of iTX Marketing Services and their UK Document Management Roadshow - now part of AIIM Europe's service offerings. During his tenure at AIIM Europe, he assisted with the establishment of the DLM Network (Document Lifecycle Management), an EU supported initiative for archivists and administrators in the public sector across Europe.

For the past three years John has been responsible for business development at Strategy Partners, an independent European market research and analysis firm specialising in document, content and output management applications markets.
 
Joining Document Boss
During a career spanning 30 years in the Document and Content Management market, John has experienced the migration from "microfilm to metadata". The combination of his industry knowledge and sales and marketing background, ensure he is well placed to assist Document Boss in extending their portfolio of services for the vendor community. In addition to assisting Document Boss in both the USA and European markets, John's role is to expand their service capabilities in the Asia/Pacific and other regions.
 
Other Pursuits

With his rugby and squash playing days now over, John is an active tennis player, cricketer and keen golfer. Photography, gardening and travel occupy the rest of his spare time.