---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055785-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KMB"
cik: "0000055785"
company_name: "KIMBERLY CLARK CORP"
filed_at: "2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T15:08:50.196981+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimberly-Clark promotes Russ Torres to President and COO, effective May 1, 2025

## Summary
- Torres previously President, North America; now oversees day-to-day operations of all business segments and global functions.
- Base salary $975,000, target bonus 125%, equity grants: 19,866 PSUs and 13,244 RSUs.
- Kurt Laufer named Interim President, North America; permanent successor search underway.
- Jeffrey Melucci elected Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055785-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KMB
- cik: 0000055785
- company_name: KIMBERLY CLARK CORP
- filed_at: 2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000044/0000055785-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000044/pre-20250501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-25-000044
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-25-000044.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-25-000044.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Melucci was elected as Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer at KIMBERLY CLARK CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer
  source text: Also on May 1, 2025, the Board elected Jeffrey Melucci as Chief Strategy, Business Development and Administrative Officer, responsible for strategy, business development and other core corporate affairs and functions of the Corporation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000044/0000055785-25-000044-index.htm
- Executive change
  Russell Torres was elected as President and Chief Operating Officer at KIMBERLY CLARK CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On May 1, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (the “Corporation”) elected Russell Torres, 54, as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective May 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578525000044/0000055785-25-000044-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.