Executive Team

Michael Hsu is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Kimberly-Clark Corporation and serves on its Board of Directors.

Before becoming CEO in January 2019, Mr. Hsu served as chief operating officer, leading day-to-day operations of Kimberly-Clark’s business units, along with the global innovation, marketing, and supply chain functions. Joining Kimberly-Clark in 2012 as group president of the company’s nearly $8 billion North American Consumer Products business, he quickly became known as a leader with passion and vision who could drive growth and value creation.

Prior to Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Hsu held senior and executive leadership roles at Kraft Foods. Before Kraft, he spent six years at H.J. Heinz, holding the positions of vice president of marketing for Ore-Ida and Frozen Meals, and later as president for Foodservice. He launched his career in the consumer products industry as a consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton, where he rose to partner in the firm's consumer practice.

Mr. Hsu earned a bachelor's degree from Carnegie-Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

As President of International Family Care and Professional, Ehab Abou-Oaf leads Kimberly-Clark's family care consumer businesses, which includes the Kleenex and Andrex brands, among others, and the company’s international professional products, across Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific. Most recently, he served as President of Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP), leading the global business-to-business operations. Mr. Abou-Oaf strengthened our business, resulting in increased sales and profit, market share growth across categories, and stronger employee engagement.

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in early 2020, Mr. Abou-Oaf spent 19 years in senior management roles with Mars, Inc, including president, Mars Wrigley Confectionery for Asia, Australia, Middle East & Africa. Prior to joining Mars, he spent 10 years with Procter & Gamble in leading product development, and innovation roles. He has gained extensive international experience throughout his career, including Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Japan, Egypt, China, and Singapore.

In addition to his role at Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Abou-Oaf is the chairman of the board of governors of the Singapore American School. He is also a member of the board of Directors of the American University in Cairo.

An Egyptian/Belgian citizen, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Engineering from the American University in Cairo following his graduation with an International Baccalaureate Diploma from the United World College of Lester Pearson in Canada.

As President, International Personal Care for Kimberly-Clark, Katy Chen is responsible for leading the company’s largest international personal care businesses comprising Greater China, S Korea, Australia & New Zealand, Indonesia and Brazil.

Prior to her appointment as President, IPC, Ms. Chen served as Vice President and Managing Director of K-C China, a role which she led Huggies to category leadership, attaining record-high shares, and drove Kotex to become the fastest growing brand in its category.

Ms. Chen started at Kimberly-Clark in 2009 and over the course of her tenure has consistently driven sustained growth across each of our categories, championed breakthrough innovation, built high performance teams, and accelerated the company’s evolution into a digital-first business.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Fudan University Shanghai, and an Executive MBA from Ceibs, Shanghai.

As Chief Growth Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Patricia Corsi oversees growth-centric brand and commercial capabilities, including global marketing, innovation, creative storytelling, and design as well as insights & analytics and revenue growth management.

A veteran in the FMCG and consumer health industries, Ms. Corsi has extensive leadership in marketing and general management as well as a track record of delivering results for global companies and brands across various industries and geographies, including Bayer Consumer Health, Unilever and Heineken. In addition, she is a board member of Tate & Lyle PLC.

In 2023, Ms. Corsi was named one of the Top Chief Marketing Officers by Cannes Lions, inducted into the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) Global Marketer Hall of Fame, and recognized as an Adweek (AW) Brand Genius. She also was named one of the World’s Most Influential Chief Marketing Officers in 2024 by Forbes.

Ms. Corsi believes in the power of brand building with a purpose-led and digital-first lens. She will leverage the company’s innovation, creative storytelling, and price-value equation to deliver value with consumers and shoppers, fulfilling the company’s purpose of Better Care for a Better World.

As Chief Supply Chain Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Tamera Fenske has global responsibility for the company's procurement, manufacturing, logistics, transportation, safety and sustainability organizations, as well as the company's Global Nonwovens division.

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2022, Ms. Fenske served as senior vice president of manufacturing and supply chain for 3M Company where she led end-to-end supply chain in the U.S. and Canada across all its business groups and markets. During her 22-year tenure with 3M, Fenske held various senior roles leading manufacturing, supply chain and operations for many of the company's global businesses, as well as plant management. She brings additional prior experience from Marathon Ashland Petroleum and Dow Chemical Company.

Ms. Fenske holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technological University.

As Chief Digital and Technology Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Zack Hicks leads at the intersection of digital and business transformation, delivering value through K-C’s digital core as well as providing innovative next-generation technology solutions that deliver growth, build brands and create competitive advantage for the company.

Mr. Hicks joined Kimberly-Clark in 2022 after 26 years of leadership at Toyota Motors North America. His most recent roles included serving as CEO of Toyota Connected, a startup operating as the company's data science hub, as well as Chief Digital Officer of Toyota Motors North America. Mr. Hicks is a recipient of multiple industry awards including the AIS Leadership Excellence Award and D CEO Dallas Awards, and is an inductee to the CIO Hall of Fame, an honor CIO Magazine bestows to IT executives who have had a significant impact on the profession. He also serves on the board of directors of Signet Jewelers Limited, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, since 2018.

Mr. Hicks holds an MBA in business and technology from the University of California at Irvine. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Pepperdine University, from which he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Graziadio School of Business and Management.

As Chief People Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Sandi Karrmann has global responsibility for the Global People Organization, including talent recruiting, development and performance management, labor relations, compensation, and employee benefits.

Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2021, Ms. Karrmann's experience spanned several key senior leadership roles at PepsiCo, YUM!, Pizza Hut, and Tenet Health. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and communications from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in finance from the University of Southern California.

As General Counsel for Kimberly-Clark, Grant McGee leads all legal, public policy, government affairs, compliance, security and flight operations for the company. He also serves as the primary legal advisor to the Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team.

Mr. McGee has extensive experience as a senior attorney and executive leader for Fortune 500 companies, including American Airlines and General Electric. He began his career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a leading global law firm.

Mr. McGee earned a bachelor's degree with honors from Creighton University and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law where he also graduated with honors.

As Chief Business and Transformation Officer, Jeff Melucci oversees Kimberly-Clark’s Enterprise Markets — a portfolio of personal care businesses spanning five continents across the globe aimed at driving profitable growth. In addition, Mr. Melucci leads the Corporate Strategy and Transformation organizations responsible for the company’s enterprise strategy and transformation initiatives. Mr. Melucci also oversees Corporate Development and the company’s portfolio strategies, the Natural Solutions business unit focused on advancing sustainable technologies, and the Global Legal Organization.

With more than 20 years of leadership at Fortune 500 companies, Mr. Melucci has a strong track record of leading business and functional strategies that have contributed to shareholder value. Before joining Kimberly-Clark in 2013, he held a series of general counsel and operational roles at General Electric for nearly ten years. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors from The Ohio State University, a J.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Law where he was Managing Editor of Law Review and completed Harvard Business School’s Program on Leadership Development.

As Chief Research and Development Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Craig Slavtcheff has global responsibility for the company's research, development, innovation, and quality functions, and is responsible for accelerating growth through innovation and elevating the company’s trusted brands.

Mr. Slavtcheff brings more than 30 years of R&D experience in the consumer products goods industry. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2024, he served in various roles over 12 years at Campbell Soup Company, most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief R&D and Innovation Officer, where he led the Global R&D function. He previously held senior R&D roles at The Sun Products Corporation and Unilever and began his career at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Slavtcheff has been named as an inventor on more than 70 U.S. and global patents, covering a wide range of product categories.

Mr. Slavtcheff earned a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut.

As group president of Kimberly-Clark's North American consumer business, Russ Torres is responsible for the company's Personal Care and Consumer Tissue businesses in the U.S. and Canada, which are home to some of the world's most recognized and trusted consumer brands. He previously served as president of the Kimberly-Clark Professional business, which provides a wide range of commercial products and services globally.

Mr. Torres joined Kimberly-Clark in 2020 with more than 20 years of experience within the consumer product goods industry, spanning several key senior leadership roles at Bain & Company, Mondelez International/Kraft Foods Inc., and Newell Brands, where he last served as group president, leading five divisions, 11 brands, and nearly $6 billion in revenue in over 40 countries. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Magna Cum Laude high honors degree in physics from Dartmouth College.

As Chief Financial Officer for Kimberly-Clark, Nelson Urdaneta oversees Finance and Global Business Services, and is responsible for building a strong foundation of growth and long-term shareholder value to deliver the company’s purpose of Better Care for a Better World.

Mr. Urdaneta joins Kimberly-Clark after nearly 17 years at Mondelēz International, where he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility across multiple geographies, including Treasurer, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Financial Officer of Asia Pacific, Supply Chain Finance leader for North America, and General Manager of Venezuela. Prior to joining Mondelēz, he held financial planning and analysis and supply chain pricing positions at Ryder System, Inc.

Born in the U.S. and raised in Venezuela and the U.S., he holds an Economics degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and an MBA from Harvard Business School.