John McGloin is a geologist and graduate of Camborne School of Mines. John worked for many years in Africa within the mining industry before moving into consultancy. He joined Arbuthnot Banking Group following four years at Evolution Securities as their mining analyst. He is also the former Head of Mining at Collins Stewart.

More recently, John served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Amara Mining plc until 2016 when it was sold for US$85 m. He is currently a non-executive director to Caledonia Mining Corporation plc and to Perseus Mining Limited.