John is an accomplished operations executive with a successful track record in business leadership, agri-processing, engineering and project management.
John’s 40-year career started on the shop floor, and he progressed to Managing Director of Ubombo Sugar Limited in eSwatini before he was appointed as Group Operations Director of Illovo Sugar Africa. This position assumed group executive accountability for all aspects of agricultural operations, manufacturing of sugar and numerous by-products, health, safety, environment, quality, capital projects and procurement. His responsibilities spanned 18 manufacturing operations across six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including chairing the Enterprise Risk Committee of each of the Illovo Sugar Africa subsidiary boards.