An experienced corporate CFO and licensed CPA with more than thirty years of diverse industry exposure, John heads up our Finance department. Before joining our team, John was CFO of Garber Travel, subsequently acquired by FCm Travel Solutions, where as a member of the Executive Committee he utilized his skills to help shape strategy for this travel business. Previously, John was in charge of the U.S. corporate office for Kidde plc, a London-based international fire protection company. In this leadership role, John acquired extensive international experience in managing the group’s treasury, tax, risk management and reporting functions as well as integrating many acquisitions and mergers. He was awarded Kidde plc’s “Best Corporate Citizen” award in 2005. His eighteen years at Kidde, and before that as Assistant Controller of Fisons Corporation and auditor at one of the Big Four, gave him exposure to companies in the fire protection, paint, security, hardware, plastics and pharmaceutical industries.
John holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Boston College, is a licensed CPA in Massachusetts and sits on the Board of Trustees of Harmon Apartments, an independent, accessible and mixed-income apartment community serving adults living with physical disabilities including those that are progressively degenerative. He also volunteers at the St. Vincent DePaul Society affiliated with his church.
