William R. Johnson is an American businessman and is the former president, CEO and chairman of H. J.
[2] He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
[2] In 1988, as president and CEO, Johnson turned around the poorly performing Heinz Pet Products.
[9] He credits his father, Bill "Tiger" Johnson, with instilling him with a fiercely competitive spirit and a passionate desire to win.
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he told reporter Patricia Sabatini that, "Some people need to be handled gently.