DALLAS, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
(NYSE: KMB) announced today that Christian A. Brickman will join the
company Sept. 1 as chief strategy officer, reporting to Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Thomas J. Falk. In this position, Mr. Brickman will lead
the development and monitoring of the company's strategic plans and
processes to enhance K-C's enterprise growth initiatives.
Mr. Brickman is currently a principal in McKinsey & Company's Dallas
office and a leader in the firm's consumer packaged good and operations
practices. His recent consulting experiences include a broad mix of
strategy, organization and operations projects for leading global packaged
goods companies.
Before joining McKinsey, Mr. Brickman was president and CEO of Whitlock
Packaging (1998-2001), the largest non-carbonated beverage co-packaging
company in the United States. From 1994 through 1998 he was with
Guinness/United Distillers initially as vice president of strategic
planning and then as vice president and general manager for Guinness
Brewing Worldwide's Latin America region. Mr. Brickman's previous
experiences included serving as managing consultant for CSC Index
Consulting and as marketing director for Aspartame at the NutraSweet
Company.
"Chris, with his extensive consumer goods industry knowledge and
demonstrated record of improving business effectiveness, will bring
valuable perspective to our management team," Mr. Falk said. "He is a
talented leader and possesses a unique combination of senior line
management and broad consulting experience. I am confident that he will
contribute greatly to our efforts to deliver on the commitments of our
global business plan."
Mr. Brickman said, "I am genuinely excited to join Tom and the entire
team at Kimberly-Clark as they take the next steps to further strengthen
the company's position as a global health and hygiene leader. K-C has some
of the world's best-known brands, a strong growth portfolio and a proven
management team and employee base focused on bringing innovation to market
across all businesses. K-C is a great company with a tremendous future."
Mr. Brickman was awarded an advanced bachelor's degree in economics in
1986 from Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he graduated with
honors, Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude.
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 positions in more
than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more
about the company's 136-year history of innovation, visit
http://www.kimberly-clark.com.
SOURCE Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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