Professor of Practice, Pro Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
John Colley is Professor of Practice at Warwick Business School and Pro Dean.
John's most recent previous role was Director of MBA Programmes at Nottingham University Business School where he achieved MBA and PhD degrees. John also holds degrees at Newcastle University and Lancaster University and is a Chartered and Certified Accountant.
Before entering academia John was Group Managing Director at a FTSE 100 business and Executive Managing Director at a French CAC 40 business. Previously he undertook the role of MD of British Gypsum Ltd after having undertaken various leadership roles in Finance including Finance Director at British Gypsum. He has chaired a UK listed plc as well as non-executive director roles of UK and European private equity businesses. Currently he chairs two VCT funded businesses and also advises at board level various private businesses.
He was a council member of the Foundation for Management Education, a member of the Economic Affairs Committee for the CBI, and is a member of the Bank of England Regional Panel. He has written thought leadership articles for the national press and is quoted for his views on mergers and acquisitions. John teaches strategy and leadership to MBA and executive education participants.
There are ways to improve the London Stock Exchange crisis, but they’re not pretty
Mar 19, 2024 11:32 am UTC| Business
Another week, another set of signs that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is running aground. Two medium-sized listed businesses are selling out to US rivals: tech-testing firm Spirent Communications, based Crawley, West...
Uber's U-turn over listing black cabs isn't difficult to understand when you look at its finances
Dec 05, 2023 05:37 am UTC| Business
Uber is courting its arch enemy, London black cabs, inviting them to add their services to its app for the first time. Licensed taxis in 33 countries, including France and the US, have already received similar invitations....
As Meta launches its Threads microblogging site, Twitter is being kicked while it's down
Jul 11, 2023 06:45 am UTC| Technology
Elon Musk is no stranger to highly competitive markets in which you take advantage of a competitors weakness. For once, he is on the receiving end as Meta launches its microblogging platform Threads to take advantage of...
Oct 11, 2022 04:36 am UTC| Technology Business
With only about two weeks to go before a court case over his attempts to withdraw his US$44 billion (39 billion) offer to buy Twitter, Elon Musks second U-turn over the deal shows the worlds richest man is still full of...
How the gig economy could suffer from a labour shortage – but workers may be better off
Aug 22, 2021 01:06 am UTC| Economy
The long-term impact of COVID-19 on the economy will not be clear for some time. But in the UK, the easing of pandemic related restrictions has coincided with significant labour shortages and the driving up of wages....
Just Eat's £6 billion takeover: can anyone actually make big money from online takeaway?
Jan 10, 2020 10:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Takeaway.com, the Dutch-based online food ordering giant, is shortly to be confirmed as the winner in the bidding war for British rival Just Eat in a 6 billion deal, according to reports in the media. If alternative bidder...
Uber's troubles in London are nothing compared to the bigger picture
Nov 27, 2019 12:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
The taxi app giant Uber has again lost its licence in London, if only temporarily. Uber has 21 days to appeal after Transport for London (TfL) ended a probationary extension it granted to the company in September, citing a...