Patrícia Corsi, non-executive director of Tate & Lyle PLC, has been appointed as Global Chief Growth Officer of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange,with effect from 1 July 2024. She succeeds Alison Lewis, who has decided to retire from the company after 35 years in the consumer products industry, including the last five years at Kimberly-Clark. Lewis will serve in an advisory role until September 1, 2024, to ensure a smooth transition.
Corsi joins Kimberly-Clark from Bayer Consumer Health, where she served as Chief Marketing, IT and Digital Officer and led a broad set of brand and commercial teams and oversaw the IT and Digital organizations. Among her accomplishments at Bayer, Corsi led the company's margin accretive innovation pipeline, with new products representing the majority of Bayer Consumer Health's sales growth over a five-year period. In 2023, she was named one of the Top Chief Marketing Officers by Cannes Lions, inducted into the World Advertising Federation (WFA) Marketer of the Year Hall of Fame, and recognized as an Adweek (AW) Brand Genius.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation specializes in the manufacturing and the marketing of hygiene products and personal care. Net sales break down by family products as follows:
- protection and personal care products (52.3%): disposable diapers, training pants, diapers, feminine protection products, etc. (Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Sweety, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Thinx, Poise, Plenitud, Softex and other brand names) ;
- household hygiene products (30.8%): tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, hand towels, paper napkins, wipes, etc. (Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex and other brand names);
- professional hygiene products (16.7%): hand towels, tissues, towels, apparel, disinfectants, industrial wipers, etc. (Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, KleenGuard and other brand names);
- others (0.2%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 82 production sites worldwide.
Noth America accounts for 54.5% of net sales.