DALLAS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
(NYSE: KMB) announced today that R. Gordon Knapp will join the company as
president of its North Atlantic Family Care business. In this role, Mr.
Knapp will be responsible for identifying and pursuing strategic growth
opportunities for K-C's North American and European Family Care businesses,
which include such well-known and trusted brands as Kleenex, Scott, Andrex,
Cottonelle, Scottex and Viva.
Reporting to Steven R. Kalmanson, group president of North Atlantic
Consumer Products, Mr. Knapp will succeed Dan M. Smith, who is retiring at
the end of May after 27 years with K-C. Mr. Knapp will lead K-C's North
Atlantic Family Care team in building and executing a strategy to
accelerate top- and bottom-line growth, identify new innovation
opportunities and help establish new business capabilities and processes.
Mr. Knapp joins K-C from Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, where he served as
president of its North American consumer healthcare division with
responsibility for retail and professional sales and marketing, finance,
human resources and market operations. Before that, Mr. Knapp oversaw the
company's consumer healthcare operations in Latin America, Africa, Asia and
Australia. He began his career at Warner-Lambert, where he held a series of
positions of increasing management responsibility for its consumer brands
in North America and abroad.
"Gordon brings global experience in leading large, complex consumer
organizations and in growing well-established businesses," said Mr.
Kalmanson. "That expertise will be invaluable in helping lead our
multi-functional team as we continue to drive our North Atlantic Family
Care business to the next level of performance.
"As for Dan, we want to express our sincere appreciation for his nearly
three decades of outstanding service at K-C," said Mr. Kalmanson. "During
this time, he held various operations and management positions from mill
manager of multiple K-C manufacturing facilities, to Managing Director of
the company's Middle East joint venture, Olayan Kimberly-Clark Arabia, to
President of the overall Family Care business in North America and Europe.
Among his many accomplishments, Dan led the successful integration of
Kimberly-Clark and Scott Paper's tissue manufacturing operations following
the merger of the two companies in 1995. He also deserves tremendous credit
for subsequently developing and implementing a strategy to standardize all
of K-C's manufacturing and supply chain operations worldwide, delivering
substantial cost savings and significant productivity gains."
Mr. Knapp earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario in 1983 and a master's degree in
business administration from the University of Western Ontario, in London,
Ontario in 1985.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable
part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion
people -- nearly a quarter of the world's population -- trust K-C brands
and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and
well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex
and Depend, Kimberly- Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more
than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more
about the company's 135-year history of innovation, visit
http://www.kimberly-clark.com .
SOURCE Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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