Thomas J. Falk

Thomas J. Falk (born 1958) is an American businessman. He was Chief Executive Officer of consumer product products giant Kimberly-Clark Corporation from 2002 until 2018 and remained as Executive Chairman until his retirement at the end of 2019.

Early life and education Falk was born in 1958, in Waterloo, Iowa, the oldest of nine children in a modest family. He grew up in the Milwaukee area. His first job was as a caddie at a local golf course Chenequa Country Club, at the age of 12. He was appointed as a senior auditor in 1984 and two years later he became a senior financial analyst, in 1986. and as chief executive officer from September 12, 2002, until December 31, 2018. He became Chairman of Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Board of Directors on February 18, 2003, a position he retained for a year following his December 2018 retirement as CEO.

Falk served as Group President - Global Tissue, Pulp and Paper in 1998. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer since 1999, and as president and chief executive officer in 2002.

Other activity Falk currently serves on the board of directors of Catalyst, the University of Wisconsin Foundation and Centex Corporation. He is also a governor of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Personal life Falk is married to Karen Kalk, a native of Hartland.