J. Phillips L. Johnston

Corporate Executive

John Johnston

A Timeline of Professional Milestones 

1963

Admitted to practice in the state of North Carolina.

1963

Becomes assistant manager of Cameron-Brown Capital Corp.

1965

Becomes president, chief executive officer and director of Currier Piano Co.

1977

Becomes president, chief executive officer and director of Chantry Lamp Co.

1979

Becomes president, chief executive officer and director of Erwin-Lambeth.

1980

Serves as administrator of Dewars Profile.

1980

Becomes president, chief executive officer and director of Norman Perry.

1980

Authors “Success in Small Business is a Laughing Matter.”

1987

Serves as administrator of North Carolina Credit Unions.

1988

Becomes president, chief executive officer and director DataPix, Inc.

1988

Receives the Distinguished Service Award from the North Carolina Credit Union League.

1990

Becomes chief executive officer of Digital Recorders, Inc.

1990

Authors “Jokes That Span Generations.”

1993

Co-founds the North Carolina Information and Technology Association and serves as chairman of the board.

1995

Co-founds the North Carolina Electronics and Information Trade Association (NCTA).

1997

Named Entrepreneur of the Year by the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED).

1998

Becomes chief executive officer of Pilot Biotechnologies in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

2005

Receives a Certificate of Director Education from the NACD Institute.

2010

Becomes a Babcock Entrepreneurial Fellow at Wake Forest University.

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