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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055785-24-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMB"
cik: "0000055785"
company_name: "KIMBERLY CLARK CORP"
filed_at: "2024-11-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T01:22:31.564234+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimberly-Clark elects Joseph Romanelli to board of directors, effective immediately

## Summary
- Romanelli, 51, appointed as independent director and to the Audit Committee; board expands from 12 to 13 members.
- He serves as President of Human Health International for Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD).
- Romanelli brings global leadership experience in biopharmaceuticals and international markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055785-24-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMB
- cik: 0000055785
- company_name: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- filed_at: 2024-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000098/0000055785-24-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000098/pre-20241113.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-24-000098
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-24-000098.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-24-000098.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Romanelli was elected as independent member of the Board at KIMBERLY CLARK CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent member of the Board
  source text: On November 13, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”) elected Joseph Romanelli, 51, as an independent member of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000098/0000055785-24-000098-index.htm

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