Jacqueline P. Kane

Jacqueline “Jackie" P. Kane (born April 8, 1953) is an American business executive. She is the current executive vice president - Human Resources and Corporate Affairs of The Clorox Company. She was appointed the executive vp in February 2015 after being the senior officer responsible for corporate wide human resources, government affairs and community relations since 2005 for Clorox.
Early life
Kane is a native of Tinley Park, Illinois. She later got her Bachelor of Science (BS) degree - Business Administration and Management from Chicago’s DePaul University in 1980. She also completed an Executive Program from the University of Michigan in 1986. Kane amassed a variety of experiences in the fields of marketing, sales, government relations and corporate affairs before working for Bank of America and Hewlett-Packard (HP).
Career
Continental Bank/ Bank of America 1978 - 2000 (22 years)
She began her management career in Chicago at Continental Bank in 1978, which was later acquired by Bank of America for its wholesale banking expertise. Kane worked as the senior vice president of human resources for the Global Capital Raising and Global Capital Markets Group from 1998 to 2000. Kane was responsible for all aspects of HR for the bank’s investment and corporate banking sector.
Hewlett-Packard 2000 - 2004 (4 years)
Kane was vice president of human resources - corporate groups and executive leadership while at Hewlett-Packard, during which she led the strategic change organization. Her role was prominent in the merger and integration process between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computers due to her organization development and culture competencies. Kane also established the overall global enterprise operating, go-to-market and succession planning models, as well as the talent management architecture for the organization globally. She worked directly with Carly Fiorina on significant strategic change as HP doubled its revenue and quadrupled its earnings. Kane was the principal character in the Harvard Business School case involving Hewlett-Packard’s integration of Compaq Computers.
The Clorox Company 2004 - Present (11 years)
Kane was named executive vice president of human resources and Corporate Affairs in the February of 2015, a role which she currently serves. Upon joining Clorox, she quickly installed a succession planning system which was invoked almost immediately when the Board Chair and CEO suffered a debilitating heart attack. The presiding director was quickly appointed as Interim Chair and CEO. Subsequently, Kane led the board through a multi-year succession planning processes which culminated in the seamless transition of the executive committee with internally developed leaders, including the CEO in 2014.
Kane also created the Clorox Leadership Model. While she has served in this role, Clorox has received many awards for its human resources innovations. Most recently at the Decennial 2015 White House Conference on Aging with President Obama, Clorox was honored as the company with the "best in class" retirement plan for its employees. This resulted from Kane re-designing employee benefits using a new process she developed.
Kane has been the President of The Clorox Foundation since 2005.
Comerica Bank 2008 - Present (7 years)
Kane has been on the board of directors and the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee of Comerica, Inc. during the turbulent times in banking when Dodd Frank and TARP were implemented.
Oakland Museum
Kane was a member of the Oakland Museum Board from 2006-2012.
Patents
She has filed a US patent on “System and Method for Modifying and Re-Designing Employee Benefit Plans” resulting from her process to overhaul Clorox’s Total Rewards system.
Professional Associations
Kane serves on the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and the Cornell University Human Resources Steering Committee.
Honors
The San Francisco Business Times named her as one of the Bay Area’s Most Influential Women in Business for four straight years and has now earned “Forever Influential” status.
Human Resources Executive magazine picked her as one of the 25 most powerful women in HR.
Kane is ordered third in the 2014 Top HR Executive rankings.
She is often interviewed on role of an HR expert on the board of a large public company.
Philanthropy
In 2012, Kane and her husband created the Steve and Jackie Kane Condor Recovery Center at the Oakland Zoo. It includes a condor rehabilitation center and a condor aviary at the Zoo’s new California Trail expansion. Its primary purpose is to serve as a tool for teaching conservation to underserved youth.

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