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Mr. Johns is a senior executive with experience leading
multiple financial and cultural turnarounds for both start-up firms and
industry leaders such as IBM, Dataproducts and Harris Corporation, and has
forged partnerships with the Fortune 500 companies Lexmark International
and Apple Computer. He has successfully delivered results in diverse
international situations by driving change and positively impacting IT,
communications, business services and consumer products industries through
his management and/or board director positions.
As an executive in the IT industry, Mr. Johns turned around failing
businesses and transformed lackluster performers into stars. In one case,
his leadership resulted in doubling revenues in four years while increasing
profits six times. At another company, he reversed the decline of an
unprofitable $100M business and in seven years increased revenues to over
$600M, with profits averaging over $6M per employee through a unique
international outsourcing model.
Mr. Johns’ forte is developing strong teams with uncompromising standards
of excellence and integrity that use creative ideas to achieve outstanding
results, with a particular focus on innovative marketing programs. Mr.
Johns has exceptional analytical skills and an ability to concentrate on
fundamental problems rather than chasing symptoms – which is often the
cause of company failures.
In his Navy career, Joe Johns demonstrated and strengthened his natural
leadership skills – from achievements as a student leader at the U.S. Naval
Academy, while serving as an officer on nuclear submarines, through his
retirement as a senior officer from the Naval Reserves. He is a graduate of
the Navy Nuclear Power School and of M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.
Mr. Johns has served on company boards of directors in the United States,
Mexico and China, and has managed international sales forces as well as
factories in several countries.
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