I am responsible for Goughs parts and service marketing activities, and manage our major customer accounts from a product support perspective.

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I have been in the industry for over 30 years, starting as a parts cadet and working through to parts management, then onto a career in machinery sales. I spent 7 years selling Cat machinery into the forest industries around Rotorua and followed that up with a further 8 years selling into the metro area of Auckland. This experience and the ability to communicate with people at all levels took me back to management within the Cat business unit and the position I hold today.

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Like most Kiwis, rugby has played its role in my life and for many years I was a member of the Manurewa Rugby Club. I have been known to get into the kitchen on the weekends and play weekend chef. I find this is a great form of relaxation along with a good glass of red wine, but my main interests have centred around work and most of all my wife and family.

John is a qualified diesel mechanic having spent six years at Goughs Greymouth branch, first as an Apprentice and then as a Field Service Mechanic. He then spent eight years employed in the Western Australian mining industry as a mechanic then progressing to Maintenance Supervisor at mine sites in the Goldfields area.

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John enjoys motorcycling, all facets of motor sport and spending time with his family.