Kimberly-Clark’s Chief R&D Officer on the Biggest Challenge Facing R&D Today

Robert Long, Kimberly-Clark’s first-ever Chief R&D Officer, shared his insights on the importance of diversity of thought; the biggest challenges in R&D today; and external scouting in an interview for our recent benchmarking research.

By Meghan Hall · February 20, 2023 · 1 min read

Robert Long joined Kimberly-Clark, the nearly $20 billion-dollar multinational personal care company, in March of 2021 as the company’s first-ever Chief R&D Officer. He oversees global R&D operations at the company, which he joined after over 40 years spent in various R&D roles…

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