Fund Manager

Johnny Russell

Johnny joined SWIP in 2002 and is responsible for managing SWIP's Islamic Global Equity and Global SRI funds.

Before joining SWIP, Johnny worked for Edinburgh Fund Managers. There, he was responsible for five funds on the UK smaller companies desk and was part of a team with more than £800 million of funds under management. He was also responsible for managing the desk’s research function.

Johnny started his career in 1992 with Coopers & Lybrand, working in audit and corporate finance. In 1996, he was seconded to Sydney, Australia, and joined Edinburgh Fund Managers on his return to Scotland in 1998.

Johnny holds an MA (Hons) in economics from the University of Edinburgh, and is a member of IIMR and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Craig Bonthron

Before joining SWIP, Craig worked for Kleinwort Benson Investors (formerly KBC Asset Management) in Dublin. There, he worked on the Global Environmental Strategies desk and was responsible for managing the Global Water Fund. The desk managed over 1.5 bn EUR of funds under management, with the Global Water Fund comprising 800m EUR of these assets. Prior to this, Craig worked as a generalist equity analyst on the US desk at Alliance Trust Plc., covering a broad range of sectors.

Craig holds an MSc in Business Information Technology Systems from Strathclyde University, is a Member of IIMR and has passed Level 1 of the CFA exams.