Kimberly-Clark Corp.

CGTwill once again recognize one individual and three consumer goods companies for excellence in IT, supply chain, customer management and small-to-midmarket growth strategies. Today, we proudly reveal the 20 finalists for the prestigious 2015 Business & Technology Awards.

Kimberly-Clark's K-Challenge invites the best start-up companies and entrepreneurs from around the globe to help identify potential "Tech for Life" solutions for the company, to help it meet the needs of digitally savvy consumers in new and innovative ways.

Bumble Bee Seafoods, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., and The Sun Products Corporation are the latest consumer goods suppliers to deploy their Vendor Managed Inventory programs using the Datalliance VMI platform.

During the 2015 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit, over 200 consumer goods executives met to discuss strategies that begin and end with the consumer. From social media to the marketing/IT alliance to digital and more, these sessions offered best practices and action items for attendees to bring back to their organizations. Read on to learn more about key highlights from the event.

CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

In this exclusive interview, Jennifer Sepull, chief information officer and vice president, IT Services (ITS), and Mukund Kaushik, vice president of the newly-formed IT Services, Global Marketing unit, reveal how Kimberly-Clark Corporation is redefining the rules of collaboration between Marketing and IT to succeed in a world where the term digital marketing has evolved into "marketing in a digital world."

CFO of Kimberly-Clar, Mark Buthman, announced his plans to retire at the end of 2015, after 33 years with the company. Maria Henry will be his successor and serve as SVP and CFO effective April 27 for a smooth transition.