As non-executive Chair of the Board, John brings deep financial services, alternative finance and asset management operating expertise through high growth stages. As CEO of ESF Capital & ThinCats from 2015-2019, John oversaw the acquisition of ThinCats by ESF Capital and subsequently took the business from c.£150m cumulative lending to c.£600m. John’s previous executive experience includes positions at Hermes Investment Management, New Star Asset Management and Morgan Stanley.