John Watson

Member since 2016

After attending the University of Bristol, John Watson qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse in Bristol. In 1989 he was part of a management buyout of Gardiner Sons & Co. Ltd, a Bristol company founded in 1825 that operates home improvement centres in Bristol and Cirencester.

His other roles have included being a Trustee and Chair of the Finance and Risk Management Committee for the At Bristol (now We The Curious) science centre, and working as a part-time tutor in the Economics Department at the University of Bristol.

He is the Chair of the Society’s Audit Committee.

He and his family are active supporters of Quartet Community Foundation’s work in the local community. A keen sportsman, he played rugby for Bristol and has been Chair of Clifton Lawn Tennis Club and Treasurer of Bristol & Clifton Golf Club.