Robert W. Black
Group President of Developing & Emerging Markets, Kimberly-Clark
Robert W. Black leads the company’s businesses in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, focusing on the growth opportunities in these areas. Previously he served as Kimberly-Clarks’s Chief Strategy Officer, leading the development, execution and monitoring of the company’s strategy. Additionally he led K-C’s innovation and enterprise growth organizations, including research and development, engineering, new business, and global strategic partnerships, joint ventures and alliances.
Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Black served as COO of Sammons Enterprises, one of the world’s largest privately held companies. Mr. Black was with Steelcase, Inc., from 1994 to 2004. As president of Steelcase International, he led operations in more than 130 countries from his home base in Strasbourg, France. Before Steelcase, Mr. Black was with McKinsey & Company. He began his career at Baxter Healthcare.
Mr. Black earned his BS from the University at Buffalo in 1982 and his MBA from Harvard in 1984.
Strong leadership and visionary thinking have built Kimberly-Clark into a global corporation focused on delivering total health and hygiene solutions. K-C’s senior leadership team sets the strategic direction of the company and supports our passion for continual innovation and our drive to meet the unmet needs of our customers, shoppers and users.