Paul Johnson
CEO | Board Member | Digital Health | Medical Devices | Hospitality | Private Equity
- Role
- President and CEO at Aramark Healthcare+
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Paul Johnson
Mr. Johnson excels at driving value creation and growing profitable businesses across a wide range of products and services. He emphasizes innovation and a strategic approach to expand key metrics, achieve market competitiveness, and ensure peak organizational excellence. Mr. Johnson possesses proven success in growing dynamic, highly prosperous enterprises capable of sustained profitability and customer success.Mr. Johnson most recently served as the Senior Vice President and President of the Patient Support Systems at Hillrom, where he led the largest business unit in the company, comprised of employees supporting customers in 110-plus countries worldwide.Key Accomplishments:• During his tenure, he established a category leading global business $1.8B+ exceeding market growth rates between fiscal years 2016 and 2021• He also expanded the gross margin by 600-plus bps and 100 bps (annually) between fiscal years 2016 and 2021• He led the digital health business transformation of the Patient Support Systems business unit by successfully completing several key growth acquisitions EarlySense, Voalte, and Excel Medical• While at Hillrom, he was a co-executive sponsor of EMBRACE – a black professional resource group to promote the advancement of black leaders in the healthcare industry. He has a passion for coaching and mentoring next generation diversity leadersCore Capabilities:• Portfolio Management including M&A• Product Development• Strategic Planning• Organizational Transformation• Commercial Sales & MarketingBefore joining Hillrom in 2013, Mr. Johnson was the President of the Americas Region for Life Technologies, a merger of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen. Mr. Johnson also held managerial and executive-level roles with Applied Biosystems and GE Healthcare (a General Electric Company).Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His expertise is complimented with certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt.Mr. Johnson has competed in the Chicago and New York City Marathons. In his free time, he enjoys the backcountry of Montana and golfing.
Experience
President and CEO
Jan 2026 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
As President and CEO of Aramark Healthcare+, I lead strategic initiatives to enhance hospitality services in the healthcare sector. • Oversee operations and drive innovation to ensure exceptional service delivery across diverse healthcare environments. • Foster a culture of excellence and collaboration among teams to elevate patient and client experiences.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Executive MBA, Business
1996 — 1998
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1982 — 1986
Skills
- Lifesciences
- Capital Equipment
- Market Development
- Product Launch
- Global Marketing
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Product Development
- Hardware Diagnostics
- Product Management
- Molecular Biology
- Product Marketing
- Sales Management
- Life Sciences
- Sales
- Leadership
- Start-Ups
- Biotechnology
- Medical Devices
- Commercialization
- Sales Operations
- Fda
- Strategy
- Strategy Mapping
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategy Execution
- Team Leadership
- Sales Organization Leadership
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