Irving-based Kimberly-Clark Corp. has named Francesco Tinto as chief information & global business services (GBS) officer, effective March 9, 2026. Tinto will report to President and COO Russ Torres and serve on the company’s executive leadership team.
In his role as chief information & GBS officer, Tinto will oversee Kimberly-Clark’s information technology and GBS organizations.
“Francesco brings a rare combination of technology leadership and operational expertise that will strengthen our capabilities as we advance our Powering Care strategy,” Kimberly-Clark Chairman and CEO Mike Hsu said in a statement. “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.”
Tinto brings more than three decades of technology leadership to Kimberly-Clark. Before joining the company, he served as chief digital officer at Advantage Solutions, leading the simplification and modernization of company technology. Previously, he was Global Chief Information Officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance, leading digital transformation, and at Kraft Heinz, where he was responsible for technology integration following the merger, building a global business services organization from the ground up.
Earlier in his career, Tinto served in technology leadership at Procter & Gamble. His expertise includes data analytics, business intelligence, enterprise technology, and business process optimization.
“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,” said Tinto. “Bringing technology and business services together creates the opportunity to execute faster and deliver even stronger results. I’m excited to join the team and help drive that progress.”
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