John joined Brooks Macdonald in 2011 and manages portfolios for charities, private clients, trusts, and pensions. Prior to joining Brooks Macdonald, John worked at Clarke Willmott LLP for 16 years where he was involved in the set-up of their private client investment team. Prior to that John also worked at Lloyds Bank, Laing & Cruickshank and Neilson Cobbold during his 30 years of experience in investment management. John is a Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) Chartered Wealth Manager and is a Fellow of the CISI. John is involved in a number of charities, including advising the Finance Committee of a large Hospice Charity in his spare time.