John has spent the majority of his career with ICI Agricultural Division and subsequently AstraZeneca where he has had a number of senior management roles, spanning production of chemicals for fertilizers through to running fermentation-based businesses, covering animal feeds through agrochemicals, enzymes, pharma products, and foodstuffs. He has run ICI’s fermentation based activities in North America, and more recently has focused on the food industry, serving on the board of Marlow Foods, producers of Quorn. He now serves as Technical Director for Ensus.