John Bowen

John has over 20 years experience as a Partner in providing transaction services to clients on both the buy and sell side of transactions. John qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989, after completing his articles with KPMG in Johannesburg. This was followed by a two year secondment to KPMG in London. He returned to South Africa in late 1991 as a Senior Manager when he worked in the firm’s Technical Accounting department. In 1993 he joined De Beers Consolidated Mines as a Treasury Manager where he worked for three years, rejoining KPMG in 1995 as a Partner. He has spent most of his professional career as a partner providing transaction services, including due diligence services, to clients. These services have covered a multitude of industries, and he has worked extensively throughout the continent in assisting clients grow their African presence.