Aussie Tony Palmer lands top global marketing role at Kimberly Clark
Australian Tony Palmer, the global CMO of Kimberly-Clark and ex-Mars and Coke marketer, has been promoted to president, global brands and innovation.
The announcement:
Sydney, March 12, 2012: Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) has announced that Tony Palmer, 52, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, has been elected President, Global brands and Innovation.
Palmer graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Monash University in Melbourne, in 1986 and went on to serve as marketing manager with CSR Refined Sugars and Mars Confectionery Australia, later becoming regional director for Coca-Cola in Australia.
“Leading the world in essentials for a better life” Sounds like the kind of place for me. Wonder if Tony Palmer has a desk for me in his Marketing Centre of Excellence.