(KANSAS CITY, Ks.) — Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) General
Manager Bill Johnson has been named to Ingram’s Magazine’s annual list of the 250
Most Powerful Business Leaders throughout the Greater Kansas City Region.
Each year, Ingram’s identifies the most influential executives out of the 2.8 million
individuals in the metropolitan area, recognizing these persons as “power brokers who
lead organizations that are attaining measurable levels of success and growth…while
elevating the entire region’s commercial success, vibrancy and quality of life.”
Under Bill Johnson’s leadership, the BPU continues to be recognized as one of the top
municipal utilities in the nation.
As detailed in the September 2023 Issue of Ingram’s, Johnson shared what he
considered the organization’s most significant achievement or highlight over the past
year. “I am proud that we were able to continue to provide safe and reliable electric
and water services to our community despite the inflationary economic conditions and
supply chain challenges we faced”.
Johnson, who has been with the utility for nearly 44 years, became general manager
in April 2019. He previously managed the electric operations and technology unit for
the public utility.
Johnson is a past president of Kansas Municipal Utilities and a current board member
for the United Way of Greater Kansas City, as well as past board member of the Boys
& Girls Club. Johnson is a member of the American Public Power Association (APPA),
the Rocky Mountain Electric League (RMEL) and the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) and past President of the Kansas-Missouri chapter of the American
Association of Blacks in Energy.
Among his career-achievement awards, he has earned the distinguished “Black
Achievers Award” from the Southern Christian Leadership Council and the “Black Man
of Distinction Award” from the Friends of Yates. Most recently Johnson was named a
recipient of the “2020 Industry Leadership Award” from RMEL and the 2021 “Mark
Crisson Leadership and Managerial Excellence Award” from APPA.
Ingram’s is recognized as one of the top business publications in Kansas and Missouri.
In its fifth year of recognition, this year’s 2023 Ingram’s 250 Class includes a wide
variety of “power brokers and decision makers” including builders, educators,
realtors, lawyers, developers, bankers, nonprofit heads, and elected officials, among
others. Here is a direct link to this year’s publication:
https://digitaledition.pub/wc/ingrams/Ingrams/September-2023/