John is a principal at Heritage Capital Group, Oaklins’ member firm in Jacksonville and Savannah. He brings more than 25 years of business development and operational experience in the metals industry.
For the majority of his career, John served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Southland Tube, based out of Birmingham, Alabama. When it was acquired by Nucor in 2017, he remained with the company for nearly 3 years post-closing as an Officer and General Manager. During the acquisition, John played a significant role in the negotiations, due diligence, and deal documentation of the transaction. While at Nucor, part of John’s mandate was to assist with M&A as well as integration into the newly formed Nucor Tubular Products platform.
Since leaving Nucor in 2019, he has gone on to advise other privately held metals companies, and in 2022 started his own consulting firm, Southland Advisors, which provides bespoke consulting services to the metals industry. John earned his BBA in Business Administration and Management from Auburn University and has management and M&A certifications from Columbia Business School, Northwestern University, and Washington University in St Louis. John currently holds Series 79 and Series 63 Licenses and holds a U4 Registration with The Securities and Exchange Commission.
