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Johnsen joined Acme United in January 1995 as a board member and became CEO later that year. Under his leadership, Acme United became the leading scissors brand in the United States and one of the leading ruler brands in North America. In addition, Acme United has become one of the top-3 producers of
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After a disastrous 1995, in which Acme United reported a loss of $ 8.7 million, Dwight Wheeler II was replaced by Walter Johnsen as CEO. Johnsen immediately initiated a fierce cost reduction program. He shut down five plants, moved most of the production to a modern, lower cost, facility in
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of Marshall Partners, Johnsen became a special limited partner at Harvest Partners. He also founded Johnsen Properties, which invested in real estate in southeast Connecticut.
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In 1986 he and an associate acquired Marshall Products, Inc., a distributor of medical, home health-care and juvenile products based in
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Harbor Yacht Club and was commodore of the club between 2007 and 2009. He also enjoys history and global economics.
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The company lost another $ 3.2 million in 1996, mostly due to restructuring charges. In 1997, production shifted to
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Inc., where he was a process engineer and later production supervisor making penicillin and other
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In January 2016, Johnsen joined the Board of Directors of TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.
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In 2006, Johnsen established the Rosenblatt Faculty Fellow Endowment to honor the memory of
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during a boating trip, while being accompanied by Walter Johnsen and another student.
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From 2005 until 2014, Johnsen was a member of the listed company council of the
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ended with Omron, Johnsen joined Acme United Corp. as a board member.
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in chemical engineering. During those years he was an intern in the
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in the US. In 1990, Marshall Products was sold for $ 25 million to
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He is married to Wendy Davies and together they have one son.
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Head and shoulders photo of Walter Johnsen
New York City
Chairman
CEO
Acme United Corporation
Acme United Corporation
Wendy Davies
Acme United Corporation
New York City
Norwegian
Denmark
Ramsey High School
Bergen County
New Jersey
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science
chemical engineering
Master of Science
US House of Representatives
Lockheed
Frank Rosenblatt
Chesapeake Bay
Pfizer
sterile
Columbia Business School
Master of Business Administration
Smith Barney
Lincolnshire
stethoscopes
Omron

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