Experience

Windlab

• Australia
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Windlab is a global renewable energy development company owned by Squadron Energy and Federation Asset Management Windlab is a global renewable energy development company owned by Squadron Energy and Federation Asset Management



New Energy Solar Manager (part of E&P Financial Group)

• Australia
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2017 - Sep 2021



Aquasia

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Mar 2013 - May 2017

  After many years in banking I have returned to my roots - independent financial advisory work. Aquasia is boutique independent advisory firm offering M&A, corporate, debt and risk advisory services. Many of you would be familiar with its founders, Angus James and Colin McKeith, who I worked for at ABN AMRO. After many years in banking I have returned to my roots - independent financial advisory work. Aquasia is boutique independent advisory firm offering M&A, corporate, debt and risk advisory services. Many of you would be familiar with its founders, Angus James and Colin McKeith, who I worked for at ABN AMRO.



NAB

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Head of NAB Advisory

  • Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

  Responsible for bringing together NAB's various advisory businesses into one group of more than 50 professionals. It quickly grew into one of the largest non-M&A advisory groups in the country, advising on some of the largest infrastructure and natural resource projects in Australia. In addition to running the advisory business, John sat on the leadership committees for both the Institutional Bank and Specialised Finance (i.e. Project Finance) and was a member of the Institutional Bank Pricing Committee.



RBS

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Joint Head of Credit Markets

  • Dec 2008 - May 2010

  After the RBS take over of ABN AMRO, the former ABN AMRO businesses continued as part of the RBS Credit Markets business. After the RBS take over of ABN AMRO, the former ABN AMRO businesses continued as part of the RBS Credit Markets business.



ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Structured Finance

  • Dec 2005 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for all of the "structured" businesses at ABN AMRO (excluding securitisation and CDOs) which included the Infrastructure Capital, Property, Financial Market Advisory, Project Finance, Asset Management, Capital Structuring/Hybrids and Cross Border businesses. This group was one of the market leaders in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) with a 50% market share.

• Head of Financial Market Advisory

  • May 2003 - Nov 2005

  Responsible for running the non-M&A advisory businesses for ABN AMRO in the region. The team focused on assisting clients to solve large, complex financing and risk management issues.



Zurich Australia

• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Managing Director, Value and RIsk Advisory

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2003



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner Responsible for Financial Risk Management

  • Sep 1999 - Apr 2002

  John joined PwC as a "lateral" partner and helped to build this business to one of the leading risk and value advisory businesses in the Asia Pacific region - consulting to major corporates and banks across the region. John joined PwC as a "lateral" partner and helped to build this business to one of the leading risk and value advisory businesses in the Asia Pacific region - consulting to major corporates and banks across the region.