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Katy Chen

President, International Personal Care, Kimberly-clark

Search every verified Katy Chen interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At Kimberly-Clark’s 2024 Investor Day, Katy Chen, President of International Personal Care, discussed the company’s strategy for its IPC segment, which she said generates $6 billion in annual sales across baby care, family care, and adult care. Chen stated that the segment aims to build on its current low-to-mid teen margin profile by leveraging a new operating model and focusing resources on its top five markets, which account for approximately 60% of sales. Chen also addressed challenges in China, noting that the annual newborn birth rate had fallen from 18 million six years ago to around 9 million. She said that despite this decline, Huggies had sustained double-digit growth in both top line and bottom line over the same period.

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  • Katy Chen: Powering Care, International Personal Care

    As president, Katy Chen leads Kimberly-Clark’s International Personal Care business. Most recently, Ms. Chen was managing director of Kimberly-Clark China only 12 years after starting as the senior product manager charged with launching Huggies® Silver Pants in China. Ms. Chen worked for five years marketing Kimberly-Clark baby and child care products and was instrumental in Huggies® fast growth as it battled for ever-greater share of the premium diaper market. She led marketing for the successful reintroduction of Kotex® in China, and when Huggies® was facing increased competition in 2019, sh…

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  • Kimberly-Clark 2024 Investor Day: Powering Care

    Kimberly-Clark's executive leadership team is unveiling the next phase of the company's transformation, including a new operating model and key commercial initiatives designed to grow its brands and businesses at a faster pace than its categories.

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