John Watkins is senior parter at Dickson Middleton Chartered Accountants, a UK200Group member firm, which has offices in Stirling, Bonnybridge, Callander and Auchterarder. An audit specialist, his other areas of expertise include capital taxes and pension schemes. His clients include several substantial corporate groups and a number of charities and he has an interest in the construction, farming and healthcare sectors.

He originally joined Dickson Middleton in 1992, where he qualified as a chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland (ICAS), before moving to a multinational Big Four accountancy practice. He rejoined Dickson Middleton in 2000.