John joined FMC's corporate office in Chicago as a Financial Analyst in 1975 and moved to assume the position of Asst. Division Controller and subsequently Materials Manager of our Automotive Service Division in 1977. In 1980, he moved to the FMC Defense Division as Assistant Purchasing Manager and in 1981 was named Materials Manager of the FMC Ordnance Division. John joined the Wellhead Equipment Division in 1983 and held various plant, operation and region manager positions in the US. He was posted to Singapore as General Manager of the Asia Pacific / Middle East Region in 1990. He returned to the US in 1995 as the General Manager, Fluid Control Division and later was named General Manager, Energy Production Systems. He was promoted to Vice President Energy Production Systems in February 2006 and named Executive Vice President in January 2007.

John earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business at Lewis and Clark College and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of California - Berkeley. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association and the Offshore Energy Center. He is also a member of the Secretary of Defense Advisory Board for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.