Underhill named group president of Kimberly-Clark North America
Kim Underhill, president of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has been named group president Kimberly-Clark North America.
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In her new role, Underhill will lead Kimberly-Clark's nearly $8 billion North American consumer business, with brands such as Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, and Depend. Underhill is succeeding Larry Allgaier who has announced his intent to pursue opportunities outside of the company.
Aaron Powell, president, Kimberly-Clark Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has been named president of K-C Professional. A successor to Powell in EMEA will be named in the near future.
Both Underhill and Powell will report to Mike Hsu, president and chief operating officer of Kimberly-Clark. The moves are effective immediately.
"We have a deep bench of talented leaders to drive our global business plan," said Hsu. "Kim and Aaron are both seasoned executives with proven strategic, operational and innovation experience. These changes will help us further build our already strong consumer and professional businesses."
Underhill has led K-C Professional since 2014. From 2011 to 2014, she served as president of Kimberly-Clark's consumer business in Europe. She joined Kimberly-Clark in 1988 and has held positions with increasing responsibilities within research and engineering, supply chain and marketing.
Powell returns to K-C Professional from Kimberly-Clark's consumer business in EMEA. Powell previously served as president for Kimberly-Clark Professional in North America, where he led a multibillion dollar business focused on creating exceptional workplaces for business customers in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
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