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.
 
 
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Joanne Bauer President of Kimberly-Clark's Health Care business.

Health Care is one of Kimberly-Clark's designated growth platforms. The products consist of a variety of medical supplies such as medical exam gloves and surgical packs and gowns, and medical devices such respiratory care, pain management and enteral feeding products.

Joanne was part of the original team that launched Depend Incontinence Products nationwide and she led the integration of the first Health Care acquisition, Tecnol Medical Products. Joanne has been instrumental in growing the Health Care business to over one billion dollars by integrating acquisitions, doubling sales outside of North America, introducing new products and categories, and significantly restructuring the supply chain footprint.
Joanne joined Kimberly-Clark in 1981 in marketing in the Adult Care Sector. She held numerous marketing jobs in the Adult Care and Health Care Sectors and was promoted to Vice President of KimFibers, Ltd. in 1996. In 1997, Joanne returned to the Health Care Sector to lead the integration of the Health Care Sector's first major acquisition, Tecnol Medical Products, Inc. In 1998 she was appointed to Vice President of Global Marketing for Health Care, and in 2001 to President of the Health Care Sector.

Joanne graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 1977, with a degree in English. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh with an MBA in 1986.

Joanne serves on the Board of Directors for Medivance, Inc. She and her family live in the Atlanta area.
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