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Kenneth A. Johnson

Kenneth A. Johnson

Kenneth A. Johnson
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer 
Auto Club of Missouri

Kenneth A. Johnson retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Auto Club of Missouri in July 2006. He had assumed the presidency of the Auto Club of Missouri in June of 1990. His career with the Club began in November 1989 when he was chosen to be vice president and general manager responsible for membership sales and membership related services throughout the Club’s territories.

In 1966, he began a career with Trans World Airlines in the Kansas City operations and from there moved frequently to various locations throughout TWA’s organization to a number of positions with increasing levels of responsibility, concluding his career as staff vice president-Reservation Sales and Services, a position he assumed in 1988.

As president of the Auto Club of Missouri, Ken was responsible for all day-to-day operations sales and services, public affairs, marketing, strategic planning and board relations for a 1,154,000 member multi-service organization. In addition to club related products and services, automobile and homeowners insurance products were provided to members underwritten through club affiliated insurance entities. Overall gross revenue for the organization approached $521 million with assets of nearly $338 million at the end of 2005.

Ken received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/ Management in 1965 and a master’s degree in Business Management in 1966. Both degrees were earned from Wichita State University .In 1997, Ken was elected to the AAA Board of Directors. As a member of the board of directors, he serves on the Governance and Nominating Committee, Automotive Committee and Travel Strategy Committee. He formerly served as a member of the Special Committee on Management Practices, Committee of Club Officials, Governance Committee, Business Strategic Committee, Travel Services Advisory Group and the CRS Task Force.
In addition, Ken is a board member of the Auto Club of Missouri, Auto Club Enterprises, the AAA Life Insurance Company, and the AAA Investment Company of which he is chair. He is a trustee of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and a former board member of AAA Financial Services.

In the St. Louis community, he is past president and current board member of the Family Resource Center , board member of the Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Area Council, board member of KidSmart, and past board member of AIIM, Jefferson National Expansion Historical Association, St. Luke’s’ Hospital, and McKendree College.
Ken and his wife Sharon reside in Chesterfield, Missouri.