John Johnston
Business Management
Cispharma Inc
India
Biography
Mr Johnston is currently non-executive director of Flowgroup plc, Action Hotels and prior to this, was Managing Director of Institutional Sales at Nomura Code. He was previously Director of Sales and Trading at Seymour Pierce from 2008 to 2011. In 2003, Mr Johnston founded Revera Asset Management, at which he oversaw an investment trust, a unit trust and a hedge fund, which he ran until 2007. He was Director of Small Companies Technology and Venture Capital Trusts at Legg Mason Investors from 2000 to 2003, having previously spent two years as Head of Small Companies with Murray Johnstone. From 1992 to 1997, Mr Johnston was Head of Small Companies at Scottish Amicable, before spending a year at Ivory and Sime, again as Head of Small Companies from 1997 to 1998. He began his investment career at the Royal Bank of Scotland in 1981, working in the Trustee and Investment department, before moving to General Accident in 1985, holding the position of Head of Retail Funds before his move to Scottish Amicable.
Research Interest
Business Management
