Johnny Johns: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:John Johns.jpg|right|thumb|Johnny Johns]] | [[File:John Johns.jpg|right|thumb|Johnny Johns]] | ||
'''Johnny Johns''' (born | '''John D. "Johnny" Johns''' (born [[February 8]], [[1952]] in [[Gadsden]]) is the CEO of [[Protective Life Corporation]] and chair of the [[Birmingham Business Alliance]]. | ||
Johns | Johns is the son of J. D. and Margaret Griffin Johns. He graduated with honors from the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1974]], having been president of [[Kappa Alpha]] and the [[Jasons Honor Society]]. He went on to earn a juris doctorate and masters in business administration at Harvard University in [[1978]]. He returned to Alabama and joined the [[Birmingham]] firm of [[Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal]] and was made a partner in [[1984]]. He left the same year to become a founding partner of [[Maynard Cooper|Maynard Cooper & Gale]] until [[1988]], when he accepted the job of vice president and general counsel for [[Sonat, Inc.]]. | ||
Johns left Sonat to join Protective Life as vice president and CFO in [[1993]]. He was made president and COO in [[1996]] and chief executive officer in [[2002]]. In [[2003]] he also became chairman of the board. During his tenure as president, Johns saw Protective's net income increase from $103 to $302 million and assets grow from $19 billion to $57 billion. | |||
Johns serves on the executive committees of the Financial Services Roundtable and the American Council of Life Insurance. He has also served on the boards of the [[Altamont School]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]], the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]], the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]], and the [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees|University of Alabama]]. He has chaired the [[Birmingham Business Alliance]], the [[Business Council of Alabama]], and the [[Central Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America]]. He also served on numerous advisory boards, including the [[Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham]], the [[Economic Development Partnership of Alabama]], [[Leadership Alabama]], [[Regions 2020]], the United Negro College Fund and the [[McWane Foundation]]. He is also chair of the [[Campaign for UAB]]. | |||
Johns and his wife, Nancy, have two children, Anna and Dixon. | Johns and his wife, Nancy, have two children, Anna and Dixon. | ||
He was inducted into the [[Alabama Academy of Honor]] in [[2013]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Tomberlin, Michael (December 18, 2011) "On the Record: Johnny Johns, CEO of Protective Life Corp." | * Tomberlin, Michael (December 18, 2011) "On the Record: Johnny Johns, CEO of Protective Life Corp." {{BN}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/famous/academy/john_d_johns.html John D. Johns] at the Alabama Academy of Honor | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johns, Johnny}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Johns, Johnny}} | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 23 March 2015
John D. "Johnny" Johns (born February 8, 1952 in Gadsden) is the CEO of Protective Life Corporation and chair of the Birmingham Business Alliance.
Johns is the son of J. D. and Margaret Griffin Johns. He graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in 1974, having been president of Kappa Alpha and the Jasons Honor Society. He went on to earn a juris doctorate and masters in business administration at Harvard University in 1978. He returned to Alabama and joined the Birmingham firm of Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal and was made a partner in 1984. He left the same year to become a founding partner of Maynard Cooper & Gale until 1988, when he accepted the job of vice president and general counsel for Sonat, Inc..
Johns left Sonat to join Protective Life as vice president and CFO in 1993. He was made president and COO in 1996 and chief executive officer in 2002. In 2003 he also became chairman of the board. During his tenure as president, Johns saw Protective's net income increase from $103 to $302 million and assets grow from $19 billion to $57 billion.
Johns serves on the executive committees of the Financial Services Roundtable and the American Council of Life Insurance. He has also served on the boards of the Altamont School, Birmingham-Southern College, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and the University of Alabama. He has chaired the Birmingham Business Alliance, the Business Council of Alabama, and the Central Alabama Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He also served on numerous advisory boards, including the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Leadership Alabama, Regions 2020, the United Negro College Fund and the McWane Foundation. He is also chair of the Campaign for UAB.
Johns and his wife, Nancy, have two children, Anna and Dixon.
He was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor in 2013.
References
- Tomberlin, Michael (December 18, 2011) "On the Record: Johnny Johns, CEO of Protective Life Corp." The Birmingham News
External links
- John D. Johns at the Alabama Academy of Honor