John Hawkins

John Hawkins is an experienced professional in contract manufacturing and business development, currently serving as Contract Manufacturing Director for both Refresco Europe and Refresco UK since December 2013. Prior to this role, John held leadership positions at Gerber Emig Group Ltd as Group Business Development Director and at Gerber Juice Co. as Director of Business Development. John's extensive background also includes key roles at The Serious Food Company, where positions ranged from Group Commercial Director to Operations Director. Earlier career milestones include management positions at McDonald's and teaching English as a Foreign Language at International House London. John holds an MBA from Cardiff University and a Bachelor’s Degree in United States Studies from the University of Essex, along with an exchange year at The University of Kansas.