Helen Johnson-Leipold is an American billionaire businesswoman.
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
Johnson Outdoors Inc. () produces outdoor recreational products such as watercraft, diving equipment, camping gear, and outdoor clothing. It has operations in 24 locations worldwide, employs 1,400 people and reports sales of more than $315 millio ...
in March 1999,
and she was elected Chairman of
Johnson Financial Group in July 2004.
She began her career at Foote, Cone & Belding in Chicago in 1979 and joined
S. C. Johnson & Son in September 1985.
She is tied with her three siblings and mother at #182 on the
Forbes 400
The ''Forbes'' 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by ''Forbes'' magazine of the wealthiest 400 American citizens who own assets in the U.S., ranked by net worth. The 400 was started by Malcolm Forbes in 1982 and the list is pub ...
list of Richest Americans. Johnson-Leipold was born in
Racine, Wisconsin.
Helen and her husband,
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...
owner
Craig Leipold
Craig Leipold is the owner of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously owned the Nashville Predators.
Business career
Leipold is the founder of Ameritel, a business-to-business telemarketing firm in Neenah, Wis. He als ...
maintain residences in
Racine, Wisconsin, and
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...
, and are the parents of five sons.
References
Businesspeople from Racine, Wisconsin
Cornell University alumni
Samuel Curtis Johnson family
American billionaires
American women chief executives
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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