Darren Johnson

Global Chief Operating Officer

Darren Johnson is Impax’s Chief Operating Officer. He sits on our Management Committee and is responsible for operations throughout the organisation. He has held this role since joining in 2007 and in that time has driven operational transformation, built teams and pioneered the company’s transition into cloud services to support rapid growth.

Prior to Impax, Darren held a similar role for family office Talisman Global Asset Management and his previous experience has included roles at RAB Capital, AXA Investment Managers, and Legal & General.

Darren sits on the board of several charities and organisations, including St Mungo’s, the UK’s largest homeless charity, and the investment advisory board of Comic Relief. He is a prominent advocate of diversity issues across financial services, is co-founder of TalkAboutBlack, sits on the CIC board of the Diversity Project, which aims to accelerate progress towards an inclusive culture in the investment and savings industry, and is on the Standing Committee for Investment 20/20, an organisation providing school leavers and graduates from non-traditional backgrounds with opportunities in asset management.