British Business Man and Singapore Permanent Resident, John’s career spans Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, International Management, Author, Columnist, Founder Mentor.

Business Mentor and Career Coach to almost 4,000 Mentees – mainly by email

• Chief Executive of Singleton Pte Ltd,
• Chairman of Wiglington and Wenks Worldwide Pte Ltd

Author of “BONES – Business Organisation Notes – Executive Section” and “The Book of Business Communications Checklists” as well as four children’s books “The Travels of Wiglington and Wenks”.

In the 1980s and 1990s, John:

• incorporated Cerebos Pacific Ltd (CPL), an International Food and Chinese Remedies company based in Singapore with production units and branches throughout Asia Pacific and sales worldwide.
• floated Cerebos Pacific Ltd (CPL) on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 1983 at a market capitalisation of the company of S$135 million
• acquired businesses in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia
• established companies and built factories in Asia Pacific, Europe and USA
• developed successful new products in packaged water, spices, Chinese foods and remedies
• sold CPL in 1990 for a market capitalisation of S$825 million to Suntory of Japan

In the 1970s, John:

• joined Ranks Hovis McDougall (RHM) as Marketing Advisor to the Board
• became Marketing and Sales Director of RHM’s Foods Division

In the 1960s, John:

• was Managing Director of Benson Public Relations Limited
• became Assistant Managing Director of S H Benson Ltd, the British Advertising Agency
• negotiated links with United States agencies and acquired eight major new clients