William Johnson
Board Director | Compensation Committee Chair | Audit Committee Chair | Senior Executive | CFO | Technology | Engineered Materials | Chemicals
- Role
- Advisory Board Member at Waldom
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About William Johnson
I am a retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I have over 30 years of wide-ranging, international experience in financial management, general management and corporate development, within the technology, materials and chemical industries.I am an experienced Board member and trusted C-suite advisor, providing expertise and insight to address complex and difficult business problems. As a collaborative and tested leader, I specialize in helping companies implement financial and business strategies, including capital allocation, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures, to drive successful business plans.My achievements and specialties include: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP: 17 years of public-company CFO experience, general management and corporate development, for large and mid-size companies with revenues ranging from $500M to $2B CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: Seven years as a public-company Board member, currently chair of the Compensation Committee and past chair of the Audit Committee, and 20 years as an advisor to Boards on Corporate Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Tax, Risk Management, Executive Compensation, as well as broad company and business strategy RECAPITALIZATIONS: Led a leveraged recapitalization with payment of a 37 percent special cash dividend; successfully navigated through a bankruptcy process TURNAROUND: Led $850M business unit turnaround, increasing income and cashflow to record levels MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: Analysis, evaluation and implementation of multiple acquisitionsOther Capabilities & Expertise: Corporate Finance, Accounting, Treasury, Internal Audit, Tax, Risk Management, M&A, Cost Control, General Management, Restructuring, InternationalI\'m reachable at w••••••••@gmail.com.
Experience
Advisory Board Member
Aug 2022 — Present · Rockford, IL, US
Education
University of Oklahoma
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1975 — 1979
Harvard Business School
MBA
1981 — 1983
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