Having graduated with a BA in Accounting and Finance from DCU in 1987, John pursued a finance career in London. He qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 1989.
He then held a number of senior finance roles in blue chip retail organisations in Ireland, the UK and Eastern Europe. John’s involvement with credit unions stretches back to 2007 when he became a supervisor, and subsequently a director, of Ballyhaunis Credit Union.
As CEO of the Credit Union Restructuring Board, he oversaw the voluntary restructuring of the Irish credit union sector and he is now the CEO of St Jarlath’s Credit Union in Tuam, Co Galway.