Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 22, 2002
PETER W. JOHNSON has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of
Foamex International Inc. since December 6, 2001. Prior to that, Mr.
Johnson spent 32 years in increasingly senior management positions with
ICI, a leading global chemicals group. His most recent positions include
Regional Director of ICI's polyester films business in Asia, based in
Tokyo, and later President of Uniqema, Americas, an ICI unit
specializing in surfactants and oleochemicals. Mr. Johnson also served
on the Board of Directors of ICI Americas, Inc., a $5 billion subsidiary
of ICI. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of FoamexInternational Inc., and an overview of what you are doing at the present
time?
Mr. Johnson: Foamex is a company that has been