Exhibit No. (24)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Dennis R. Beresford
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Dennis R. Beresford
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ John F. Bergstrom
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John F. Bergstrom
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Pastora San Juan Cafferty
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Pastora San Juan Cafferty
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Paul J. Collins
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Paul J. Collins
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Robert W. Decherd
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Robert W. Decherd
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Thomas J. Falk
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Thomas J. Falk
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ William O. Fifield
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William O. Fifield
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Claudio X. Gonzalez
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Claudio X. Gonzalez
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Mae C. Jemison
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Mae C. Jemison
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as she might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Linda Johnson Rice
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Linda Johnson Rice
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Wayne R. Sanders
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Wayne R. Sanders
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby constitute
and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach, and each of
them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign Kimberly-Clark
Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any one
of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of
February, 2003.
/s/ Wolfgang R. Schmitt
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Wolfgang R. Schmitt
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Marc J. Shapiro
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Marc J. Shapiro
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned does hereby
constitute and appoint Mark A. Buthman, Randy J. Vest and O. George Everbach,
and each of them, with full power to act alone, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
Kimberly-Clark Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any one of them, or his substitute or their substitutes, lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day
of February, 2003.
/s/ Randall L. Tobias
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Randall L. Tobias