Kanchan Patkar, Brand Director for Kotex, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Mentor and Speaker, Breakout Session "The Changing Face of Global Leaders." Kanchan Patkar is the Brand Director for Kotex/U by Kotex® brands, North America, Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Neenah, Wisconsin. She currently leads the U by Kotex brand, which is approximately $500 million in sales and has received several industry accolades, including the prestigious Gold and Silver EFFIE awards for highly effective marketing and commercialization. She has helped make it one of the fastest growing brands in the Feminine Care category. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark in 2003, Ms. Patkar was a Consultant at Diamond Cluster Corporation (now PwC). Kanchan is a graduate of the Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University). She holds a B.S. in Electronics & Telecommunications from the University of Pune and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University. She lives with her husband and three children in Appleton, Wisconsin. |
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