John Berry is Business Development Director at Asia Plantation Capital. He previously worked at Coutts & Co heading up their Asian Foreign Exchange Margin Trading Advisory Desk in Hong Kong. He was also responsible for the structuring and dissemination of derivative product ideas relating to various markets, including Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income, Equities and Commodities. During his time at Coutts & Co, John worked in the London office for 18 months, establishing the Structured Product and Derivative Advisory Desk. He began his banking and finance career more than 25 years ago, with the National Westminster Bank in the UK.