Kimberly-Clark appoints Patricia Corsi as Chief Growth Officer

Kimberly-Clark announced that Patricia Corsi will join Kimberly-Clark as Chief Growth Officer, effective July 1. She succeeds Alison Lewis, who has decided to retire from the company after 35 years in the consumer products industry, including the last five years at Kimberly-Clark. Lewis will serve in an advisory role until September 1, 2024, to ensure a smooth transition. Corsi joins Kimberly-Clark from Bayer Consumer Health, where she served as Chief Marketing, IT and Digital Officer and led a broad set of brand and commercial teams and oversaw the IT and Digital organizations. Among her accomplishments at Bayer, Corsi led the company’s margin accretive innovation pipeline, with new products representing the majority of Bayer Consumer Health’s sales growth over a five-year period. In 2023, she was named one of the Top Chief Marketing Officers by Cannes Lions, inducted into the World Advertising Federation (WFA) Marketer of the Year Hall of Fame, and recognized as an Adweek Brand Genius.