Reckitt Reorganizes To Develop Health Care, Emerging Markets
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Reckitt Benckiser reorganizes to emphasize consumer health care and emerging markets, both high growth areas for the firm. CEO Rakesh Kapoor says move addresses “fundamental organizational imbalance.” Firm’s fiscal 2011 total net revenues totaled $15 billion.
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