John Ierston was educated at the Kings School in Chester and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1974 and was admitted as an associate member of the Institute of Taxation in 1977. He was admitted as partner in UHY Hacker Young (then Haswell Brothers) in 1979. John undertakes work in the following areas:

• Business taxation & planning
• Corporate Finance
• Business Development advice
• Forensic investigations
• Pharmacy Tax advice and planning
• Pharmacy and Healthcare acquisitions, mergers and due diligence

He also oversees the Information Technology business operated through V-Systems (IT) Ltd. John enjoys playing his Steinway piano and supports his local music society.