John was previously a non-executive director of Datatec from 11 May 1998 to 30 September 2002 and was reappointed in July 2007. John was formerly president and chief operating officer for US Robotics which he joined in 1984, as well as president of 3Com Corporation’s Client Access Unit. John serves on the boards of Huron Consulting Group (chairman), AM Castle Corporation and Covance, Inc., and is also a non-executive director of Westcon Group and a member of Westcon’s Financial Reporting and Compliance Committee.