John Rhodes

President of Luxfer Gas Cylinders

John has been a member of the Executive Management Board since the formation of the Luxfer Group in its new form in 1996.

He joined Alcan in 1974 following 3 years with The British Council, and has a B.Sc (Hons) from London University.  He initially worked in H.R. and, after post graduate studies at Cranfield, he moved into Sales & Marketing within the Alcan Distribution business becoming MD in 1986. In 1989 he became Director of Business Development for the Enterprise Division of Alcan and following that Managing Director of Superform in 1991.

John moved to the USA in 1994 to become President of Luxfer Gas Cylinders. John is 60 years old and holds dual US/UK citizenship.