John Walker

John Walker was born in London in 1942. Having studied French and German at grammar school and following a job as a trainee sales representative with the French oil company, Total, he set off working in many locations on the Continent to improve his language fluency and learn others along the way. He later worked as a PR and advertising man with a well-known publisher, travelling all over Europe and finally settling in Cambridge where he still lives. He speaks fluent French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.