Johns worked previously as a management consultant for different companies, both large and small.
He later became Managing Director of Traidcraft; and followed this with five years part-time work for the FA Premier League, helping to improve communication between clubs and supporters.
He also runs the charity Friends of St Hannah's which supports an orphanage in Baghdad, Iraq.
Johns has in the past been a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's "Thought for the Day".
He also writes plays for performance locally in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, where he has lived for most of the last 40 years.