John has worked in the financial services industry since 1979. He joined MLC in 1994 after working at Westpac Investment Management as Head of Australian shares research and a manager of share portfolios for ten years. At MLC, John researched Australian shares and listed property managers for MLC's portfolios for seven years and since 2004 he has been responsible for communicating with advisers, Research Houses and investors on MLC's investment approach and portfolio strategies.