John May is an Executive Director of Caledonia Investments plc. He has over 25 years experience in advising, managing and investing in listed and unlisted companies, including more than 20 years with the Hambros Group, where from 1988 to 1994 he was joint MD of Hambros Countrywide plc (now renamed Countrywide Assured plc) and subsequently with his own private equity investment business.