Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
Chicago, IL 60605 (Map) Phone: 312-322-9200
Fax: 312-322-0918
http://www.johnsonpublishing.com
Overview
Snubbed by advertisers when he founded his company 60 years ago, the late John Johnson pushed his magazine company to the front of the pack. Led by its flagship publication, EBONY, family-owned Johnson Publishing Company is a black-owned global publishing firm. The company also publishes JET and operates the JPC Book Division. In addition, Johnson Publishing produces a line of cosmetics (Fashion Fair Cosmetics) marketed for African-American women, and each year it hosts the Ebony Fashion Fair, a traveling fashion show that raises money for scholarships and charities in cities across the US and Canada.
Sample Overview & HistoryKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
| Company Type | Private |
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| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2007 Sales (mil.) | £227.0 |
| 1-Year Sales Growth | (1.0%) |
| 2007 Employees | 503 |
| 1-Year Employee Growth | (54.3%) |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
| Chairman and CEO | Linda Johnson Rice (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| Director Information Technology | Eric Haynes Connect to this executive |
| Director National Marketing | Raquel Graham Crayton Connect to this executive |
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