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Herbert Fisk Johnson, III

Also Known As: "Fisk"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Curtis Johnson, II and Imogene Powers Johnson
Brother of Curt Johnson; Helen Johnson-Leipold and Winnie Johnson-Marquart

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About H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Fisk_Johnson_III

Fisk is tied with his three siblings and mother at #215 on the Forbes 400 list of Richest Americans.

Education: BA in Chemistry and Physics, 1979; Master's of Engineering, 1980; MS in Physics, 1982; Master's in Business Administration, 1984; and Ph.D. in Physics, 1986 - all from Cornell University.

Experience: Dr. H. Fisk Johnson is Chairman and CEO, SC Johnson, and the fifth generation Johnson family leader of the 122-year-old company. Dr. Johnson joined SC Johnson in 1987 as a Marketing Associate and held a series of positions of increasing responsibility until becoming Chairman in October 2000. These included, among others: Managing Director - Corporate New Products and Technologies; President and General Manager S. C. Johnson and Son, Limited in Canada; Vice President - Home Care Business, North American Consumer Products; President - Americas, India, Asia-Pacific; and Vice-Chairman of the global company.

Dr. Johnson also serves as Chairman of the Board of SC Johnson. Since 2002, he has served as a member of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiation (ACTPN). He is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development; Director on the Board of Conservation International (CI); chairs CI's Advisory Council for its Center for Applied Biodiversity Science; serves on the Grocery Manufacturer's Association Board; and serves as Trustee Emeritus of Cornell University. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of S. C. Johnson & Son, Ltd. in Canada. Previously, he served as Director of Energizer Holdings, Inc. and Johnson Outdoors, Inc., as well as Trustee of the Chi Psi National Educational Trust.

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H. Fisk Johnson, Ph.D.'s Timeline

1958
May 19, 1958
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States
2000
October 2000
- present
Age 42
SC Johnson, Racine, Wisconsin, United States