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Kimberly-Clark appoints Robert Black as CSO

11 Apr '06

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Personal care products information provider Kimberly-Clark Professional announced that Robert W. Black has joined the company as chief strategy officer (CSO), reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Falk.

In this newly created position, Black will be responsible for leading the development, execution and monitoring of the company's strategy and for helping to accelerate Kimberly-Clark's previously announced initiatives to enhance global competitiveness.

Black was previously chief operating officer of Sammons Enterprises Inc, a multi-faceted conglomerate and one of the world's largest privately held companies with more than $27 billion in assets.

From 1994-2004, he was with Steelcase Inc, a global industry leader in office furniture, most recently as President, International. Before Steelcase, he was at McKinsey & Company (1988-1994), one of the world's top management consulting firms, and Baxter Healthcare (1984-1988), a $9 billion medical products and services company, where he held various senior roles from planning and business development to general management.

Black said: Kimberly-Clark is a great company with the potential to become even better. It has some of the world's best-known brands, a strong global platform and a management team and employee base who are determined to capitalize on the company's opportunities by delivering health and hygiene innovations for its customers, shoppers and users. I look forward to working with Tom and the entire team at Kimberly-Clark and to contributing to the company's success in the years ahead.

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