People: Aware Inc (AWRE.O)

Mr. Brent P. Johnstone has been appointed as Director of Aware Inc., effective May 8, 2012. Mr. Johnstone currently serves as CEO of Royal Pet Supplies where he has also served as a board member since March 2009. Mr. Johnstone is also a managing director for Quarry Capital Management LLC, a private investment firm which he co-founded in 2005. Prior to Quarry Capital Management LLC, Mr. Johnstone served as a vice president in the investment management division at Thomson Financial from 2003 to 2005. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Johnstone served as general manager of TheMarketsPro at TheMarkets.com. Prior to TheMarkets.com, Mr. Johnstone co-founded and launched BulldogResearch.com, a financial website. Prior to co-founding BulldogResearch.com, Mr. Johnstone worked in private client services at Lehman Brothers from 1998 to 1999 and worked as a strategic marketing associate at SystemSoft Corporation from 1995 to 1996. Prior to SystemSoft, Mr. Johnstone worked in investment banking in Morgan Stanley’s real estate and technology corporate finance teams from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Johnstone received a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.