Steve Kalmanson, group president of Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s North Atlantic consumer products business, is retiring following a more than 30-year career with the company. He will be replaced by Robert Abernathy, current group president of K-C’s developing & emerging Markets (D&E) business.

In addition, the company announced that Bob Black, the company’s chief strategy officer, will replace Mr. Abernathy as head of the D&E business and that Tony Palmer, chief marketing officer, will assume responsibility for K-C’s innovation organization, which previously reported to Mr. Black.