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PART I
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safety and Do-It-Yourself products. Mr. Brickman joined Kimberly-Clark in 2008 as Senior Vice President and
Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Brickman served as a Principal of McKinsey &
Company, Inc., a management consulting firm, from 2003 to 2008, and as an Associate Principal from 2001 to
2003.
Mark A. Buthman, 50, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2003.
Mr. Buthman joined Kimberly-Clark in 1982. He has held various positions of increasing responsibility in
operations, finance and strategic planning. Mr. Buthman was appointed Vice President of Strategic Planning and
Analysis in 1997 and Vice President of Finance in 2002.
Thomas J. Falk, 52, was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 2003 and President
and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer since
1999. Mr. Falk previously had been elected Group President—Global Tissue, Pulp and Paper in 1998, where he
was responsible for Kimberly-Clark’s global tissue businesses. Earlier in his career, Mr. Falk had responsibility
for Kimberly-Clark’s North American Infant Care, Child Care and Wet Wipes businesses. Mr. Falk joined
Kimberly-Clark in 1983 and has held other senior management positions. He has been a director of Kimberly-
Clark since 1999. He also serves on the board of directors of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Catalyst Inc. and the
University of Wisconsin Foundation, and serves as a governor of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Lizanne C. Gottung, 54, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2002.
She is responsible for leading the design and implementation of all human capital strategies for Kimberly-Clark,
including global compensation and benefits, talent management, diversity and inclusion, organizational
effectiveness and corporate health services. Ms. Gottung joined Kimberly-Clark in 1981. She has held a variety
of human resources, manufacturing and operational roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of
Human Resources from 2001 to 2002. She is a director of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.
Thomas J. Mielke, 52, was elected Senior Vice President—Law and Government Affairs and Chief
Compliance Officer in 2007. His responsibilities include our legal affairs, internal audit and government relations
activities. Mr. Mielke joined Kimberly-Clark in 1988. He held various positions within the legal function and
was appointed Vice President and Chief Patent Counsel in 2000, and Vice President and Chief Counsel—North
Atlantic Consumer Products in 2004.
Anthony J. Palmer, 51, was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer in 2006. He also
assumed leadership of our innovation organization in March 2008. He is responsible for leading the growth of
enterprise-wide strategic marketing capabilities and the development of high-return marketing programs to
support our business initiatives. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2006, he served in a number of senior
marketing and general management roles at the Kellogg Company, a producer of cereal and convenience foods,
from 2002 to 2006, including as managing director of Kellogg’s U.K. business.
Jan B. Spencer, 55, was elected Senior Vice President—Continuous Improvement, Sourcing and
Sustainability in September 2010. He is responsible for leading the strategic direction of our continuous
improvement, lean and global sourcing initiatives, as well as our sustainability efforts. Mr. Spencer joined
Kimberly-Clark in 1979. His past responsibilities have included various sales and management positions in
Europe and the U.S. He was appointed Vice President Research, Development & Engineering in the Away From
Home sector in 1996; Vice President, Wiper Business in 1998; Vice President, European Operations,
Engineering, Supply Chain in the K-C Professional sector in 2000; President, KCP Europe in 2002; President,
KCP North America in 2003; President—K-C Professional North Atlantic in 2004; and President—Global K-C
Professional in 2006.
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