Sarah Schmalz is Human Resources Director for Kimberly-Clark Australia and New Zealand, responsible for developing strategies that foster an engaged, performance-driven culture as well as building employee capabilities to drive innovation and sustainable growth within the ANZ business. 

Sarah joined Kimberly-Clark in 2021 from Allianz Australia where she was most recently Head of Talent & Leadership, driving cultural change across the organisation and transforming leadership capability in close collaboration with the local leadership team. She has also held leadership positions at Optus, Craveable Brands and Credit Corp Group. 

Sarah’s personal purpose is in helping others see how their strengths can be harnessed to have a positive impact in their own lives as well as the world we live in. She has a passion for leadership and the important role our leaders play in providing better care, for a better world, through the people that we are privileged to lead every day.