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Kimberly-Clark Welcomes Francesco Tinto as Chief Information & GBS Officer

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Written by: CDO Magazine

Updated 12:30 PM UTC, March 31, 2026

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Francesco Tinto, Kimberly-Clark Chief Information & GBS Officer

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has welcomed Francesco Tinto as Chief Information and Global Business Services (GBS) Officer. He reports to Russ Torres, President and Chief Operating Officer, and is part of the company’s executive leadership team..

In this role, Tinto leads the company’s Information Technology and Global Business Services organizations, supporting Kimberly-Clark’s ongoing digital and operational initiatives.

“Francesco brings a rare combination of technology leadership and operational expertise that will strengthen our capabilities as we advance our Powering Care strategy,” said Mike Hsu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kimberly-Clark. “His record of leading digital transformation and building Global Business Services organizations at Walgreens Boots Alliance and Kraft Heinz will further enhance Kimberly-Clark’s strong momentum. We are pleased to have him on our leadership team.”

Tinto brings more than 30 years of experience in technology leadership. He joins Kimberly-Clark from Advantage Solutions, where he served as Chief Digital Officer and led efforts to simplify and modernize the organization’s technology environment.

Previously, Tinto served as Global Chief Information Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, leading digital transformation initiatives, and at Kraft Heinz, where he oversaw technology integration following the merger and built a global business services organization.

Earlier in his career, Tinto held technology leadership roles at Procter & Gamble, with expertise spanning data analytics, business intelligence, enterprise technology, and business process optimization. He holds a Master of Engineering from the Politecnico di Bari in Italy.

“Kimberly-Clark is a company with iconic brands, a more than 150-year legacy of meeting consumers’ needs, and a clear sense of where it’s going to be able to do that even better,” Tinto said. “Bringing technology and business services together creates the opportunity to execute faster and deliver even stronger results. I’m excited to be part of the team and help drive that progress.”

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