meet john
VICE CHAIRMAN | TENNANT BOARD
Higher National Certificate (Production Engineering)
John began his working career in 1961 as an apprentice fitter and turner at Vickers Limited in the United Kingdom, progressing through the ranks until he ran a manufacturing operation that made steel office furniture in South Africa.
In 1978, John had to close the factory as a result of the company’s dis-investment in South Africa. He went on to join a JSE-listed engineering company as Managing Director of one of their subsidiaries. John left the group in 2000, having successfully led a management buyout of certain of the engineering companies.
While he retired in 2017, he retains directorships of various companies and interests in industrial, commercial and residential property.