Acme United Corp
Officers & Directors
Walter C. Johnsen has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company since January 1, 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company from November 30, 1995 to December 31, 2006. Mr. Johnsen previously
served as Vice Chairman and a principal of Marshall Products, Inc., a medical
supply distributor. Mr. Johnsen’s qualifications to serve on the Board include
the in-depth knowledge of all facets of the Company’s business which he
has gained during his more than fifteen years of service as the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer.
Brian S. Olschan has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
since January 1, 2007; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Company from January 25, 1999 to December 31, 2006; Senior Vice President
- Sales and Marketing of the Company from September 12, 1996 to January 24, 1999;
Mr. Olschan previously served as Vice President and General Manager of the Cordset
and Assembly Business of General Cable Corporation, an electrical wire and cable
manufacturer. Mr. Olschan’s qualifications to serve on the Board include
his detailed knowledge of the Company’s operations which he has gained in
his capacity as a member of senior management for more than eleven years, including
as Chief Operating Officer since January 1999 and President since January 2007.
Paul G. Driscoll has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer since October 2, 2002. Mr. Driscoll joined Acme as Director of International
Finance on March 19, 2001. From 1997 to 2001, he was employed by Ernest and Julio
Gallo Winery, including as Director of Finance and Operations in Japan. Prior
to Gallo he served in several increasingly responsible finance positions in Sterling
Winthrop Inc. in New York City and Sanofi S.A. in France.
Rex L. Davidson has served as director since 2006. Mr. Davidson has served as
Executive Director of the Helms Fund since 2013. The Helms Fund provides "gap
financing" to socially responsible business ventures for capital expenditures.
Additionally, since 2009, Mr. Davidson has served as President of Rex Davidson
Associates, LLC, a management consulting service, and Executive Director of Las
Cumbres Community Services, which provides developmental disability and mental
health services to children, adults and families in Northern New Mexico. From
1982 to 2009, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries
of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., and President of Goodwill Industries
Housing Corporation. Mr. Davidson’s qualifications to serve on the Board
include significant management experience at the highest level, having been responsible
for the management of Goodwill Industries, an organization with over 2,000 employees
and revenues in excess of $100 million. Mr. Davidson’s experience in the
areas of compensation of personnel at all levels, his experience relating to retail
matters, such as retail trends and pricing, and diversity policies are of significant
benefit to the Company.
Richmond Y. Holden, Jr. has served as director since 1998
Mr. Holden joined INgageHub in early 2015 as President and CEO. INgageHub is a
cloud based Marketing SaaS platform. In 2007, Mr. Holden joined School Specialty,
Inc., a distributor of school supplies, equipment and curriculum products. He
last served as Executive Vice President of School Specialty, Inc., and President
of the Curriculum Group, a division of School Specialty Inc., 2013- December 2014.
He was President of Educational Resources, a division of School Specialty, Inc.,
from 2010 to 2013. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.L. Hammett
Co., a reseller of educational, curriculum, equipment, and products from 1992
to 2006. Mr. Holden serves on the Board of Software Secure, Incorporated, a privately-held
company headquartered in Newton, MA, which focuses on secure online educational
testing technology, and Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston MA. The
qualifications of Mr. Holden to serve on the Board include his substantial senior
executive management experience of large complex companies in the educational
markets. In particular, as a result of his experience with School Specialty Inc.,
a $600 million publicly held reseller of educational products, Mr. Holden has
broad knowledge of educational markets and operational matters relating to developmental
strategy, finance, marketing, sales, technology, sourcing, pricing and distribution.
Susan H. Murphy has served as director since 2003. Ms Murphy serves as Vice President
Emerita, Cornell University, currently working in Alumni Affairs and Development.
In June 2015, she retired as Vice President of Student and Academic Services,
a position she held since 1994; Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid from 1985
to 1994. Dr. Murphy has been employed at Cornell since 1978. Since 2013 Dr. Murphy
has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Adelphi University. She also
serves on the Board of Directors for Kendal@Ithaca and Tompkins County Community
Foundation. Dr. Murphy received a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Cornell
University. Dr. Murphy has broad senior management level experience in a large,
complex organization. In particular, her experience in employee compensation matters
and the development and implementation of diversity policies is helpful to the
Company.
Stevenson E. Ward III has served as director since 2001. Mr. Ward served as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc. from
2000 until his retirement in 2014. Triton’s technology controls and inactivates
pathogens in the healthcare and industrial industries. From 1999 through 2000,
Mr. Ward served as Senior Vice President-Administration of Sanofi-Synthelabo,
Inc., a major pharmaceutical company. He also served as Executive Vice President
(1996-1999) and Chief Financial Officer (1994-1995) of Sanofi, Inc., and Vice
President-Finance, Pharmaceutical Group, Sterling Winthrop, Inc. (1992-1994).
Prior to joining Sterling he was employed by General Electric Company with management
positions in Purchasing, Corporate Audit and Finance. Mr. Ward’s qualifications
for service on the Board include his extensive experience in senior executive
level finance positions at Fortune 100 multinational corporations.
Acme United Corp currently has 649 employees.
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