Alastair Johnston was the chairman of Rangers Football Club

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

. He is a native Glaswegian who divides his time between Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 and the USA where he has business interests. He succeeded David Murray

David Murray (Scottish businessman)

Sir David Edward Murray is a Scottish entrepreneur, businessman and former owner and chairman of Rangers Football Club....

 as Rangers chairman on 26 August 2009.

Business career

A graduate of the University of Strathclyde

University of Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...

, he obtained an Accountancy Degree. He holds the posts of vice-chairman and member of the board of directors of International Management Group (IMG)

IMG (business)

IMG, originally known as the International Management Group is a global sports and media business headquartered in New York City.-History:...

, the leading international sports and entertainment group. His first client was Grand Slam champion pro golfer Gary Player

Gary Player

Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...

, whom he has remained close to ever since.

Football

Glasgow-born Johnston is a lifelong Rangers fan.
Johnston, who made his name working for the late Mark McCormack

Mark McCormack

Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent for professional athletes and a prolific writer...

, who built IMG, was Rangers director since 2004 but was removed by new Rangers owner Craig Whyte

Craig Whyte

Craig Whyte is a Scottish businessman and the owner of Rangers Football Club.Whyte first entered business in a plant hire company; since then he has branched out into security, manufacturing and property, before becoming a venture capitalist...

on 24th May 2011.