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Robert W. Black is Chief Strategy Officer. In this position Mr. Black is responsible for leading the development execution and monitoring of the company’s strategy and for helping accelerate the company’s initiatives to enhance global competitiveness.
Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2006 Mr. Black served as chief operating officer of Sammons Enterprises a multi-faceted conglomerate and one of the world’s largest privately held companies with more than $27 billion in assets.
From 1994 to 2004 Mr. Black was with Steelcase Inc. the world leader in office products and related services where he held senior leadership roles in marketing strategy corporate development and international management. During his last four years with Steelcase he was based in Strasbourg France where as president of Steelcase International he led operations in more than 130 countries.
Before Steelcase Mr. Black was with McKinsey & Company one of the world’s top management consulting firms. At McKinsey he led strategy and operational improvement efforts in a wide variety of industries including consumer goods healthcare retail telecommunications and basic industries. Prior to joining McKinsey Mr. Black held senior roles in planning development and general management with Baxter Healthcare a $9 billion medical products and services company.
Mr. Black earned a bachelor of science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1982 and a master’s in business administration from Harvard University in 1984. | 