Primary Job Title Group President - Kimberly-Clark Professional Primary Organization Kimberly-Clark
Gender Female
Elane Stock is group president of Kimberly-Clark Professional.
In this capacity, Ms. Stock leads one of the company's fastest growing businesses, focused on creating exceptional workplaces for business-to-business (B2B) customers. K-C Professional sells a range of products and services, including commercial tissue and wipers, skin care,
safety, and do-it-yourself materials. Ms. Stock is also responsible for Kimberly-Clark's Global Nonwovens business, as well as the global practices for Continuous Improvement, Sustainability and Safety.
Ms. Stock joined Kimberly-Clark in 2010 and served as chief strategy officer. She was responsible for the development, monitoring and implementation of the company's strategic planning process to drive enterprise initiatives, as well as all mergers and acquisitions. Her experience includes developing growth strategies in marketing, sales and distribution, as well as significant management consulting with global Fortune 500 companies in the consumer products and retail sectors.
She was previously national vice president of strategy for the American Cancer Society, guiding enterprise-wide partnerships and operational transformation activities. Prior to her role at the American Cancer Society, Ms. Stock had P&L responsibility for Georgia Pacific's (Koch Industries) Color Box business, a U.S.-based print packaging company.
She also has held progressive management positions at McKinsey & Company both in the U.S. and Ireland where she attained the position of partner and managing director of the Dublin, Ireland, office. Ms. Stock graduated with honors from the University of Illinois with a bachelor's degree in political science. She received her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and completed a fellowship in International Economics at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.
