Prior to joining Club Benchmarking, John served for nearly two decades as General Manager of Castle Golf Club, one of the largest and most prestigious private member clubs in Ireland.
His professional career as an accountant began when he completed his training in 1990 and travelled to St. Lucia with Price Waterhouse as a manager in their Eastern Caribbean office. While on the island, he went on to serve as finance director for a large group of companies and ran his own business.
In 1997, he returned home to Ireland and entered the hospitality world as Financial Controller of the Gresham Hotel in Dublin.
He got his start in the club business as General Manager of Malahide Golf.
John proudly served as President of the Club Management Association of Europe from 2007 to 2009 and President of the Club Management Association of Ireland from 2020 to 2023.