Jon Potter
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Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter is a Senior Partner and CMO of the McKinney Rogers Group of companies. Before joining McKinney Rogers, Jon Potter was a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British
squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
.
Following his retirement from international hockey, he worked in the marketing departments for many large international organisations such as KP Foods, Nestle
, and Diageo
.
He currently lives in Connecticut
, USA with Tracy and their 4 children Max, Hugo, Sophie and Lucy
, Greater
London, he was brought up in Slough
, England
and attended Burnham Grammar School from 1976 to 1982. During this time, he represented Slough
and Buckinghamshire
Schools at soccer, the South of England Schoolboys and Berkshire Minor Counties at cricket and England Schoolboys at field hockey.
Potter graduated from Southampton University in 1986 with a BA Hons 2.II degree in Geography. He then attended Aston Business School
(1986 – 87) where he obtained his MBA.
. He has competed in three Olympic Games
, winning bronze in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and, four years later, gold at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
In total he has won 126 caps for Great Britain
and 108 caps for England, scoring 41 international goals. He competed in 3 World Cups, winning a silver medal at the 1986 World Cup in London and in three European Cups, winning silver in Moscow
(1987) and bronze in Paris
(1991). With Great Britain he also captured two Champions Trophy medals – bronze in Karachi
(1984) and silver in Perth
(1985). With his club, Hounslow
, he won the HA Cup four times and the National League title twice as well as leading them to European Cup Winners Cup victory in 1990.
He retired from international hockey in 1995 and was a Board Member of English Hockey Ltd from 2003 to 2007.
as a Marketing Assistant. He worked at KP Foods for 4 years before joining Nestle Rowntree in York, Yorkshire as a Marketing Controller overseeing various brands. He moved with Nestle to the Prague, Czech Republic in May 1995 where he worked as a Marketing Director for Cokoladovny a Nestle/Danone joint venture.
to join Guinness Brewing Ltd in December 1997 as European Marketing and Business Development Director responsible for the company's portfolio of brands across Continental Europe.
Guinness
and IDV
merged to create a new company, Diageo
, a premium drinks company that is the world's largest producer of spirits, where Jon Potter went on to hold various Senior Leadership roles within this newly merged company.
Between October 2000 and 2004, he was the Global Brand Director for the Guinness brand before moving onto become first Commercial Director for Diageo Africa in July 2004 and then General Manager Venture Africa and Sales Development between July 2005 and July 2007. In August of 2007, Potter moved to the USA initially to become the President, Global Vodka and Rum portfolio and then, in August 2008 CMO for Diageo North America.
, Jon left to join McKinney Rogers as a Senior Partner (Americas), Global CMO and CMO for a Venture Capital start up. The company work with many Fortune 500
Companies on their global business execution and have won the Queens award for enterprise
in 2010.
United Kingdom
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squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
.
Following his retirement from international hockey, he worked in the marketing departments for many large international organisations such as KP Foods, Nestle
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, and Diageo
Diageo
Diageo plc is a global alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine....
.
He currently lives in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, USA with Tracy and their 4 children Max, Hugo, Sophie and Lucy
Background
Born on 19 November 1963 in PaddingtonPaddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
, Greater
Greater
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London, he was brought up in Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and attended Burnham Grammar School from 1976 to 1982. During this time, he represented Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
and Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
Schools at soccer, the South of England Schoolboys and Berkshire Minor Counties at cricket and England Schoolboys at field hockey.
Potter graduated from Southampton University in 1986 with a BA Hons 2.II degree in Geography. He then attended Aston Business School
Aston Business School
Aston Business School is the business school of Aston University in Birmingham, England. Founded in 1967 it offered its first MBA programme in 1968. In 2006 it opened a new £22m extension including new study rooms and two new lecture theatres....
(1986 – 87) where he obtained his MBA.
Field Hockey Career
Jon Potter went on to represent Great Britain and England at the highest levels in field hockeyField hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
. He has competed in three Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, winning bronze in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and, four years later, gold at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
In total he has won 126 caps for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and 108 caps for England, scoring 41 international goals. He competed in 3 World Cups, winning a silver medal at the 1986 World Cup in London and in three European Cups, winning silver in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(1987) and bronze in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1991). With Great Britain he also captured two Champions Trophy medals – bronze in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
(1984) and silver in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
(1985). With his club, Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
, he won the HA Cup four times and the National League title twice as well as leading them to European Cup Winners Cup victory in 1990.
He retired from international hockey in 1995 and was a Board Member of English Hockey Ltd from 2003 to 2007.
Business Career
While representing his country at field hockey, Potter embarked on an international business career when in March 1988 he joined KP Foods, a Division of United BiscuitsUnited Biscuits
__FORCETOC__United Biscuits is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of the BN biscuits, McVitie's biscuits, KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, The Real McCoy's crisps, Phileas Fogg snacks, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets...
as a Marketing Assistant. He worked at KP Foods for 4 years before joining Nestle Rowntree in York, Yorkshire as a Marketing Controller overseeing various brands. He moved with Nestle to the Prague, Czech Republic in May 1995 where he worked as a Marketing Director for Cokoladovny a Nestle/Danone joint venture.
Diageo
Jon left NestleNestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
to join Guinness Brewing Ltd in December 1997 as European Marketing and Business Development Director responsible for the company's portfolio of brands across Continental Europe.
Guinness
Guinness
Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost...
and IDV
IDV
The Integrated Data Viewer from is a Java based software framework for analyzing and visualizing geoscience data. The IDV release includes a software library and a reference application made from that software...
merged to create a new company, Diageo
Diageo
Diageo plc is a global alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine....
, a premium drinks company that is the world's largest producer of spirits, where Jon Potter went on to hold various Senior Leadership roles within this newly merged company.
Between October 2000 and 2004, he was the Global Brand Director for the Guinness brand before moving onto become first Commercial Director for Diageo Africa in July 2004 and then General Manager Venture Africa and Sales Development between July 2005 and July 2007. In August of 2007, Potter moved to the USA initially to become the President, Global Vodka and Rum portfolio and then, in August 2008 CMO for Diageo North America.
McKinney Rogers
After 13 years with DiageoDiageo
Diageo plc is a global alcoholic beverages company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of spirits and a major producer of beer and wine....
, Jon left to join McKinney Rogers as a Senior Partner (Americas), Global CMO and CMO for a Venture Capital start up. The company work with many Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
Companies on their global business execution and have won the Queens award for enterprise
Queen's Awards for Enterprise
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development. They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses...
in 2010.