Bill Johnston

Non-Executive Director (FT NED Diploma), Strategic Advisor, C-Suite Executive

Spain

About

Currently supporting Aktivolabs as a Brand Ambassador and Strategic Advisor. I am also seeking Board and Advisory roles in Europe, UK and Asia. In Nov 2022 I received my Finacial Times Non-Executive Director's Diploma. I have worked in various senior management roles including CEO of Insurance Companies, Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Distribution Officer (Consumer, Commercial and HNW). I am a Client Centric, Transformational Leader with a strong P&L Management, Risk Management, Governance and ESG, Critical Thinking, Change Agility and Innovation skill set. Other areas of strength include Talent Development, Wealth Management, Distribution, Leadership and Transformation/ Change Management. Now based in Portugal, previously I was living in Asia since 2001, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. However, I am a global citizen and see myself helping companies with a global footprint strengthen their governance, ESG and business growth strategies. Extensive experience cutting across a wide range of industry sectors and business functions including country CEO with P&L, Corporate Governance and ESG responsibilities, developing and building distribution channels (Agency, Bancassurance, HNW, Group, TM/DM, Digital) and implementing Customer Centric Sales Models by focusing on improving Productivity, Retention, Product Profitability and Customer Penetration. I obtained my Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from York University, Toronto, Canada and in 1999 I obtained my CLU designation.

Experience

  • Brand Ambassador & Strategic Advisor at Aktivolabs
    Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Seeking Board and Advisory roles at Self.
    Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Partner at Mercer
    Jul 2022 - Jan 2023 · 7 mos

    C-Suite Executive, Non-Executive Director with strong client centric, critical thinking, change agility, innovation, P&L management, governance and sustainability skills

  • Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Private Client Services by Mercer
    Mar 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • CEO at Mercer
    Apr 2018 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs

    We make Tomorrow Better, Today by helping companies with their most important asset, their People; ensuring a rich employee experience across their Careers, Health and Wealth value propositions. Mercer is part of the MMC group of companies.