After graduating from the University of Windsor in Ontario/Canada, John began his professional career as an auditor for a major national oil refining company. Upon returning to Hong Kong in the ’70s, John established his own Apple dealership, which he later expanded to incorporate software programs for the financial services industry. John was involved in the development, sales and marketing of an innovative software program, designed to analyze the performance of stocks. This led leading brokerage firms such as Wardley Investment, Jardine Flemming, Peregrine, Hang Seng Bank Investment and other firms to become his clients. He later sold the company to Hsin Chong Holdings. In the early ’90s, John joined ABC Data & Telecom Limited as Project Manager and was involved in various financial, freight forwarding and POS related software development and projects. This also included back-office software packages designed for and supplied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company later listed its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as abcMultiactive Limited, where John spearheaded the localization of the company’s flagship product, a CRM software package for Greater China. In 2004, John joined Stanton Chase International Greater China, initially with the objective to launch a client relationship management software program. He also established a regional candidate database to serve Stanton Chase’s specific needs in Greater China. John now focuses on the execution of executive search mandates for senior management roles.