John Barkhouse

John Barkhouse is the Chief Executive Officer of Cabinetworks Group, joining the company in November 2021. John brings over 25 years of experience leading global mid and large cap companies in the industrial, energy, and services sectors.

Before joining Cabinetworks, John held leadership roles with Caterpillar, Newalta Corporation, Clarios, and Brookfield Asset Management. John has a proven track record of transforming and growing companies through service and manufacturing innovation, operational excellence, and teamwork while keeping customers at the heart of the business. As CEO, he led oilfield services company Newalta through the most significant oil crash in history. He transformed the company from a transactional-oriented service company to an integrated solutions provider. As Chairman and CEO at automotive supplier Clarios, John led the creation of the newly carved out company, establishing the strategy and values of the organization while navigating it through COVID-19 to record results.

John holds an MBA from Bradley and an Engineering degree from Dalhousie University.