John joined Provincial Insurance Company in Sheffield straight from school in 1965. He left to become the manager of Kenning Insurance Brokers before joining IFM in 2008. John has been ACII qualified since 1973.

John was born in Sheffield and now lives in Dronfield with his wife Glenda. He has a son, a daughter and a grandson Lyndon who he enjoys spending plenty of time with.

John’s hobbies include gardening, walking, meteorology and collecting comedy DVDs, especially Steve Coogan aka Alan Partridge.