Helen Johnson-Leipold
Helen Johnson-Leipold | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Chairman and CEO of Johnson Outdoors |
| Spouse | Craig Leipold |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. Imogene Powers Johnson |
| Relatives | Herbert Fisk Johnson III S. Curtis Johnson Winnie Johnson-Marquart (siblings) |
Helen Johnson-Leipold is an American businesswoman.
Biography
Johnson-Leipold was born in Racine, Wisconsin,[1] to Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. and Imogene Powers Johnson. She is the great-great-granddaughter of S. C. Johnson & Son founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. She was elected chair and CEO of Johnson Outdoors in 1999[2] and elected chair of Johnson Financial Group in 2004.[2]
She began her career at Foote, Cone & Belding in Chicago in 1979 and joined S. C. Johnson & Son in 1985.[2] She is tied with her three siblings and mother at #182 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.
Helen and her husband, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold, maintain residences in Racine and Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have five children.[3]
References
- ↑ "Helen Johnson-Leipold". Forbes.com Inc. October 1, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Our Family Story: Helen Johnson-Leipold". S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
- ↑ Minnesota Wild Media Guide 2009–10 (PDF). Minnesota Wild. 2009. p. 10.