John was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia. (Harare, Zimbabwe). His schooling gave him a solid educational grounding with early lessons on the best and worst in human behaviours. Having achieved a Bachelor of Commerce at Rhodes University in the Republic of South Africa majoring in Accounting, Business Administration and Commercial Law, John was invited to undertake an Honours Degree in Accounting. After serving several years with the Rhodesian Air Force during the Rhodesian civil war, he trained as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in Zimbabwe and Australia before working as the Finance