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Graduate of Cornell University, BA Economics; Northwestern University, MBA Marketing/Finance. Joined S.C. Johnson in 1983 and co-founded Wind Point Partners, L.P., a $126 million venture capital partnership in which the company was a major limited partner. Wind Point is now managing their fourth, $400M fund. In 1989, Mr. Johnson was named Director-Worldwide Business Development for S.C. Johnson Wax where he played a key role in the $1.2 billion acquisition of the Drackett company; In 1993, Curt was named VP & Managing Director - Mexican Johnson, a subsidiary of S.C. Johnson Wax, where he significantly increased sales and profits; In 1995, he became VP & Managing Director - Business Development, for the Professional and Polymer divisions of the company. In this position, he was responsible for developing a new vision and mission for these units and led the transformation programs; In 1996, he was named Chairman of Commercial Markets, Inc., overseeing both the Professional and Polymer businesses.
In 2002, he lead the initiative that resulted in the $1.6 billion acquisition of DiverseyLever, which at the time was the second largest company in the I&I market. This acquisition has more than doubled the size of Commercial Markets and positioned the company for industry leadership. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves on the Board of Directors of Cargill, Inc. | 