Walter C. Johnsen has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Acme United Corporation since January 1, 2007, and previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from November 30, 1995 to December 31, 2006. He has been a director since 1995. Before joining Acme United he served as Vice Chairman and a principal of Marshall Products, Inc., a medical supply distributor. Across more than thirty years as the Company's Chief Executive Officer he has led its transformation into a leading worldwide supplier of first aid and medical products and cutting technology, diversifying the business so that first aid and medical products now account for roughly two-thirds of sales, and driving a long-term program of acquisitions, domestic manufacturing investment and Asian sourcing. He is the Company's largest shareholder.