Buchanan, John

1951 - , John Buchanan has a degree in Oriental Studies (Japanese) and a PhD in Management Studies; both from the University of Cambridge. He worked as a commercial banker in Brazil; Japan; and Spain with Lloyds Bank group from 1974 until 1987; and as an investment banker with SG Warburg; Sumitomo Bank; and Daiwa SMBC from 1987 until 2002; specialising in Japan-related mergers and acquisitions. His current main area of study is corporate governance; with particular emphasis on the impact of new governance structures in Japan and lessons from activist hedge fund interventions there