Gov. Kasich appoints Republican Dave Johnson to BWC

Staff report

COLUMBUS

Gov. John Kasich has appointed Dave Johnson, Columbiana County Republican Party chairman, a member of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors.

Johnson of Salem, who owns Summitville Tile, a 99-year-old ceramic tile company, was selected by the governor, also a Republican, on Tuesday. Johnson was among three BWC board appointees selected Tuesday. The board has 11 members.

Each member makes $60,000 annually to serve on the board that meets two days a week each month.

“My interest is to be of any assistance to the Kasich administration, to make Ohio a better place to work and to protect employees injured on the job,” Johnson said.

The BWC board establishes overall administrative policies for the bureau. It adopts rules for investments as well as strengthens accountability and transparency at the agency, according to its website.