Primary Job Title Vice President and Corporate Secretary Primary Organization 
Hormel Foods
Location Ankeny, Iowa, United States Regions Midwestern US Gender Male
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As vice president and corporate secretary, Brian D. Johnson handles all aspects of corporate governance as well as securities and financing matters for Hormel Foods. He also serves on the disclosure, compliance and employee benefits committees.
Johnson joined Hormel Foods in 1995 as a corporate attorney and was promoted to senior attorney in
2000. He was named assistant secretary in 2005 and corporate secretary in 2007. Johnson became vice president and corporate secretary in 2010. Johnson graduated from Minnesota State University (Mankato, Minn.) in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, with majors in accounting, finance and real estate/insurance and minors in economics and political science. He earned designation as a Certified Public Accountant in 1984.
Johnson graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif with a juris doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School (Minneapolis) in 1991. He is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel and Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals.
Johnson volunteers in the local community, serving on a variety of civic and church boards and committees. He is currently chairman of the Austin Area Joint Airport Zoning Board.
