Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 3, 2003
JOHN W. MATTHEWS is Vice President for Global Communications,
Public Affairs and Administrative Services for JohnsonDiversey,
Inc. In this capacity, he manages internal and external corporate
communications, regulatory and government affairs, employee
health and safety and corporate workplace-related services such
as facilities, travel and security. Mr. Matthews joined
JohnsonDiversey in 2002 after serving for three years as a
national public affairs and communications consultant with the
Foley & Lardner law firm, based in Milwaukee. Prior to beginning
his consulting practice, he served as Chief of Staff to former
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson. Prior to entering politics, Mr.
Matthews was a news reporter at various newspapers in the Upper
Midwest. Mr. Matthews is a 1983 journalism graduate of the
University of Wisconsin ' Whitewater, and serves on the Wisconsin
YMCA Public Policy Committee and on the South Region Board of
Directors for Aurora Health Care. Profile
business and the organization itself?
Mr. Matthews: We are a global, family-owned company in the
commercial sanitation,
