Kimberly-Clark Corporation, incorporated in 1928, is a global health and hygiene company focused on product innovation and building its personal care, consumer tissue, K-C Professional and Other and health care brands. The Company is principally engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of a range of health and hygiene products worldwide. The Company operates in four segments: Personal Care; Consumer Tissue; K-C Professional & Other; and Health Care. In April 2009, the Company announced that it acquired Jackson Products, Inc., a provider of welding safety products, personal protective equipment and work zone safety products. In October 2009, the Company acquired Baylis Medical Company's pain management business, which includes a number of minimally invasive radio-frequency pain management products.