John Hall

John qualified as lawyer in the 1970s and spent over 30 years with Bermans as a commercial litigator, finance partner, managing partner and chair of the board when the firm converted to a Limited Liability Partnership. Whilst predominantly based in Liverpool, John spent a fair amount of time in Manchester as Bermans had and still has, offices in both cities.

After completing a consultancy period, John then left Bermans to relax, travel, and play more golf but soon got bored and took on the role of CEO of Professional Liverpool in 2011 planning originally to stay for 3 years. Over 8 years later he is still there, having overseen tremendous growth in membership numbers from around 60 businesses to almost 500 now.

On the basis that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, John understands the strength of collaboration within the cities in the Northern Powerhouse – hence the formation of a working relationship with like -minded Sam Booth CEO of pro Manchester.