Dr Ike Johnson, a co-founder of Sygnus Capital Group Limited, will leave his role as executive vice president and chief operating officer on December 31, 2026, the alternative investment firm announced on September 30, 2026.

Johnson will also resign from the boards of Sygnus Credit Investments Limited (SCI) and Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited (SRF) on the same date. Sygnus said he will remain a shareholder and continue to sit on the boards of Sygnus Group and its subsidiaries.

The company has not named a successor. It said its board has approved a transition plan, and that Johnson’s executive duties will be reassigned under existing governance and succession arrangements with support from the group’s senior leadership team.

Johnson is one of the firm’s three founders. He started Sygnus alongside Berisford Grey and Jason Morris, with each founder coming from a major regional institution: Morris from Scotiabank, Grey from CIBC FirstCaribbean and Johnson from JMMB Group. Johnson is also credited with coming up with the Sygnus name in 2016, drawing on the Cygnus star constellation, which later inspired the naming of the group’s private equity fund, Sygnus Deneb.

The firm is marking a decade of operations this year. In its statement, Sygnus credited Johnson with shaping group strategy and regional expansion, building out its operations, and developing its private equity and real estate businesses.

Grey, the group’s president and chief executive, described Johnson as “an integral part of the Sygnus story from inception.” He thanked him for his work over 10 years in building the company’s alternative investment platform and said Johnson would stay involved with the group after leaving his executive post.

Johnson called his time at Sygnus “one of the most meaningful chapters” of his career. He said the founders set out to widen access to non-traditional financing for Caribbean businesses, and that he intends to support the firm in a more limited role while pursuing other ventures. He did not specify what those ventures are.

SCI and SRF, both publicly listed, will need to fill or restructure the board seats Johnson vacates. Neither entity has yet disclosed replacement directors.