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John Cook
John trained as a Chartered Accountant and graduate of the London Business School. He joined P&O in 1971 and rose through the Bulk Shipping Division where he was the Finance Director to become the Deputy Managing Director of the Deep Sea Cargo Division, which owned a fleet of VLCC’s, product, parcel, LPG and LNG tankers, bulk and combination carriers, reefers and container ships. He was on the board of a number of major international pooling and joint venture companies, responsible for devising and maintaining their structures.
In 1986 he joined Hambros Bank Ltd, where he was a director in its Shipping Division until his resignation in June 1998. Apart from providing first mortgage lending for new and second-hand ships and specialist assistance to the Bank’s Lease and Structured Finance Department and Corporate Finance Division, he has also advised a number of international clients on refinancing, structure, strategy and development.
Late in life and when he is not travelling abroad, John has taken up Golf and German.
Sadly John died in 2019 from lung fibrosis, he is grealty missed by us all ...
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