DALLAS, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark
Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today announced that Cynthia Dautrich, Global Procurement Officer,
has been named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive
magazine's 12th annual listing of "Pros to Know" in the Supply
Chain Industry.
Dautrich was recognized as one of 32 individual "Practitioner
Pros to Know," which honors exceptional corporate executives at
manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are leading
initiatives to help prepare their companies' supply chains for the
significant challenges in the year ahead.
"Supply Chain is increasingly recognized as a strategic
differentiator for leading small, medium and large enterprises, and
Supply Chain leaders have become crucial to the success of the
enterprise in meeting the challenges of what truthfully has been
called a turbulent economy," said Barry
Hochfelder, editor of Supply & Demand Chain
Executive. "Our annual Practitioner Pros to Know listing
highlights many of these outstanding executives and their
accomplishments, and it offers a roadmap for other leaders looking
to leverage Supply Chain for competitive advantage."
Dautrich said: "I am honored to be named one of Supply &
Demand Chain Executive's 2012 Pros to Know. This achievement
recognizes Kimberly-Clark's commitment to leveraging the full
strength of its global buying power across all areas of the company
to generate sustainable value creation.
"It also acknowledges our team of hundreds of professionals
around the world, who every day brings innovative ideas and
solutions to the table that support the growth of Kimberly-Clark's
business while meeting customer and consumer needs."
As Global Procurement Officer, Dautrich is responsible for
managing billions of dollars worth of spend across the globe for
Kimberly-Clark. With more than 20 years of experience leading
large-scale, global operations, she has a strong track record for
establishing new global procurement operations in decentralized,
matrix-style organizations.
Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Dautrich was chief procurement
officer at GMAC, the financing arm to General Motors. While there,
she created new global operations for procurement, real estate and
facilities management. She also spearheaded a risk-based supplier
management program, the first of its kind for GMAC.
Dautrich's experience spans industries like financial services,
media, consumer packaged goods and consulting. She has held
progressive executive management positions at Pillsbury, Procter
& Gamble, AOL, Accenture and A.T.
Kearney, as well as ran her own supply chain consultancies.
She is adept at collaborating with suppliers and customers to
increase supply chain performance. Dautrich has also developed
successful e-sourcing strategies and supplier diversity programs.
In her early career at Procter & Gamble, she implemented lean
manufacturing programs for several lines of business, including
paper, health care and skin care businesses.
Dautrich holds an M.B.A. from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her two undergraduate
degrees in chemical engineering and business administration are
from Bucknell University in
Pennsylvania.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an
indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries.
Every day, nearly a quarter of the world's population trust K-C's
brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health,
hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott,
HUGGIES, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No. 1 or
No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. To keep up with
the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company's 140-year
history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the
executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain
transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and
unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management
professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of
supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is a publication of Cygnus
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SOURCE Kimberly-Clark Corporation