John Johnston

After a career spanning some 30 years in the city of London, Mr. Johnston went on to hold non-executive positions in a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, medical, energy and international hospitality. Immediately prior to this he was Managing Director of Institutional Sales at Nomura Code and from 2008 to 2011 he was Director of Sales and Trading at Seymour Pierce. In 2003, Mr. Johnston founded Revera Asset Management, where he oversaw an investment trust, a unit trust and a hedge fund, which he ran until 2007. He joined Legg Mason Investors for three years as Director of Small Companies Technology and Venture Capital Trusts, from 2000 to 2003, having previously spent two years as Head of Small Companies with Murray Johnston. From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Johnston was Head of Small Companies at Scottish Amicable, before spending a year at Ivory and Sime. He began his investment career at the Royal Bank of Scotland.