Mr. Johnston is a veteran information & communications technology (ICT) executive with more than 25 years of experience as a business leader, operating executive and board member. As a veteran private equity M&A executive, he has completed diligence and transactions on more than 100 companies. He is a current or recent board member of Highstreet IT (ERP consulting), BluLogix (cloud services), the Telecommunications Industry Association (not for profit), Imagine Communications (video broadcast), Tweddle (automotive), Elo (digital signage), and Alpheus (telecommunications). Also a technology leader, Mr. Johnston was the Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer for Dimension Data, a $6B member of NTT holdings (NYSE:NTT). Dimension Data is a global systems integrator that helps clients plan, build and support their ICT network infrastructures worldwide. Serving the commercial and public sectors, the company offers products and services in IP Networking, Network Security, Converged Communications, Data Center Platforms, Contact Center, Microsoft and Cloud SaaS.
Mr. Johnston holds an AB in Math and Economics from Princeton University, an Executive MBA from George Mason University, and completed a European study program in International Business at Oxford, UK. Mr. Johnston also holds a cyber security patent related to scaling the delivery of security policies across disparate networks and datacenters (No. 20150244771).
With his free time, you will find Wes on stage performing stand up comedy, making others laugh, or on the golf course creating divots, making himself frustrated.
