Richard Foyston

Chairman

Mr. Foyston is the Chairman of Navis and an Investment Committee member.

Mr. Foyston co-founded Navis after spending 14 years with The Boston Consulting Group, the last 12 of them in Asia. While with The Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Foyston worked in Tokyo and Hong Kong, where in the latter, he led The Boston Consulting Group’s Asia (excluding Japan) practice, establishing eight offices across the region between 1990 and 1998. Mr. Foyston has extensive experience across Asia and has worked in a variety of industries with a focus on consumer goods, agribusiness, and financial services.

Mr. Foyston has been a resident in Asia for over 22 years, having been raised primarily in Canada. He graduated from Queen’s University (Canada) with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and acquired the designation of Canadian Chartered Accountant (CA). Mr. Foyston holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.