Helen Johnson-Leipold
Helen Johnson-Leipold is an American billionaire businesswoman.
Helen Johnson-Leipold | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | 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) |
Biography
She is the daughter of Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr., who died in 2004, and Imogene Powers Johnson and the great great granddaughter of S. C. Johnson & Son founder Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. She was elected Chairman and CEO of Johnson Outdoors in March 1999,[1] and she was elected Chairman of Johnson Financial Group in July 2004.[1]
She began her career at Foote, Cone & Belding in Chicago in 1979 and joined S. C. Johnson & Son in September 1985.[1] She is tied with her three siblings and mother at #182 on the Forbes 400 list of Richest Americans. Johnson-Leipold was born in Racine, Wisconsin.[2]
Helen and her husband, Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold maintain residences in Racine, Wisconsin, and Saint Paul, Minnesota, and are the parents of five sons.[3]
References
- "Our Family Story: Helen Johnson-Leipold". S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2007.
- "Helen Johnson-Leipold". Forbes.com Inc. October 1, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- Minnesota Wild Media Guide 2009–10 (PDF). Minnesota Wild. 2009. p. 10.