Kirsten Marriner

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

As executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Kirsten Marriner’s leadership spans areas that are integral to the company’s growth and transformation, driving efficiency, effectiveness and performance along with a superior end-to-end teammate experience.     

Since joining Clorox in March 2016 as chief people officer, Marriner has driven business outcomes through its people. In her current role, which she assumed in March 2025 and is an expansion of her prior responsibilities, she ensures the company has the culture, leadership and talent required to deliver on its IGNITE strategy while driving transformation in the company’s processes and structures to unlock new opportunities and free up capacity for growth. She is responsible for global business services, corporate real estate and workplace services, human resources, and corporate communications. Marriner is also president of the board of trustees for The Clorox Company Foundation and serves on numerous executive bodies at Clorox. 

With more than 30 years of experience, Marriner has a proven track record of driving change, improving processes, and strategically managing costs to generate business outcomes across various industries including financial services, healthcare services and consumer packed goods. Prior to Clorox, she was the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Omnicare, a Fortune 500 company acquired by CVS Health Corporation in August 2015. At Omnicare, she developed a business-aligned human resources organization and transformed the corporate culture and rewards programs to drive improved organizational performance. 

Marriner’s career also includes progressive leadership roles at Fifth Third Bank, where she last served as senior vice president, director of talent management and development, and held various vice president roles encompassing employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, human resources service delivery, compensation, and performance management. Early in her career, she worked in human resources consulting at KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte & Touche. 

She is a former member of the board of directors of Zovio, Inc. and a past vice chair of the advisory board for Diversity MBA, an organization that offers publishing, services and media in support of individual and organizational effectiveness.  

Marriner holds a master’s degree in business administration from Cleveland State University and a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University.