Anthony J. Palmer

Anthony J. Palmer is the current Director at The Hershey Company. Anthony has previously served as President of Global Brands and Innovation at Kimberly-Clark, Managing Director Kellogg UK and Ireland, and President Global Laboratory Products at Fischer Scientific International.

Palmer has been instrumental in driving growth across 80 countries while at Kimberly-Clark. Anthony developed and implemented a portfolio management strategy that nearly doubled return on invested capital and delivered total shareholder return 30% above the S&P 500 during their 13-year tenure there.

At Kellogg, they reversed a five-year sales decline, capturing 4% sales growth, 6% operating profit growth, and a 9% increase in cash flow in 2006 while growing share in all market segments.

Anthony J. Palmer has a Master of Business Administration from IMD and a Bachelor of Business Marketing from Monash University. Anthony is recognized as the best business student from Monash University.