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John Perkins BSc (Hons) ACA MBA

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Joint CEO at Specsavers
📍 Guernsey

John Perkins is the Joint CEO of Specsavers, the global optical and hearing care provider founded by his parents. He directs the companys strategic vision across all markets, leveraging a background that began at Deloitte and progressed through key financial and leadership roles within the family business. He holds an MBA in Retailing.

He is actively involved in social causes, notably through Specsavers partnership with The Big Issue to provide eyecare to people experiencing homelessness. A family man, he has spoken about his children at company events and is committed to preserving the family-led ethos of the business for future generations.

He is the son of Specsavers founders, Doug and Mary Perkins, and is now leading the company his parents started in 1984.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Joint CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Guernsey
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Family Business Legacy
As the son of the founders, he is central to the family's succession plan, ensuring the business retains its core values and is not sold to external firms.
Social Responsibility
He actively champions initiatives to provide accessible eyecare for vulnerable populations, demonstrated by his work with The Big Issue and other homelessness charities.
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Career

Work history

5-2015
Joint CEO
Specsavers
9-2007 - 4-2015
Joint Managing Director
Specsavers
9-2004 - 8-2007
Group Finance Director
Specsavers
10-1993 - 8-1998
Audit Manager
Deloitte
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Media appearances

Specsavers CEO on why its main purpose is 'not financial success'. Featured in Marketing Week
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A Message from Specsavers CEO, John Perkins. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2002 - 2002
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Stirling
1990 - 1993
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Bristol
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