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Cheryl
Perkins
President and Founder of
Innovationedge™
former Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark
 “Regardless of size or industry, any corporation dealing
with slow growth and fighting commoditization in this
changing global economy will learn new open innovation
strategies, processes and tools to infuse innovation
into its corporate culture to deliver sustainable
growth.”
Cheryl
Perkins is a thought leader in innovation and a
creative catalyst in brand-building initiatives that
contribute to rewarding consumer experiences and
improved business performance. She was identified as one
of the Top 25 Champions of Innovation by Business Week
magazine in June 2006, and named as a top executive
driving vision within the consumer goods industry
(Visionaries 2006) by Consumer Goods Technology
magazine.
As President of
Innovation Edge LLC, she is leading companies across
many industries build sustainable innovation
capabilities and define sustainable growth
opportunities. Her work involves designing and
implementing organizational structures, processes,
systems and tools that enable open innovation and
growth. These include but are not limited to
ambidextrous growth incubators for new business
development, design capabilities, strategic alliances
and partnerships, environmental sustainability, safety
and regulatory affairs, disruptive technologies and
product brokering, and portfolio management.
Cheryl has over 23
years experience directing growth and innovation and
most recently served as the Senior Vice President and
Chief Innovation Officer for Kimberly-Clark Corporation,
reporting to the CEO and Chairman of the Board. In this
role she provided leadership to global teams, and
oversaw the development of new strategic business
opportunities that delivered competitive advantage
across key business platforms in mature and emerging
markets. Cheryl led teams who developed technologies,
partnerships, and intellectual assets to identify and
transform insights, designs, technologies and
capabilities into total solutions and new-to-the-world
innovations.
Cheryl has made many
notable contributions during her career, delivering
long-term growth and a continuum of innovative
solutions. As a passionate champion for innovation, she
has helped drive growth through the design, development
and delivery of solutions while reducing cycle time and
engaging external partners through an open innovation
model.
She serves on the Board
of the Product Development Management Association (PDMA)
and the Consumer Goods Research Advisory Board. She is
also on the Board of Directors of the Governor’s
Wisconsin Technology Council, the Fox Cities’ Performing
Arts Center and the Georgia Institute of Technology
External Advisory Board. Cheryl has been granted eight
U.S. Patents and has several other patent applications
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