J&J Picks Outsider With Broad Experience To Lead Consumer Group
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Bayer CropScience CEO Sandra Peterson will join Johnson & Johnson Dec. 1 as group worldwide chairman with oversight of consumer companies, IT and global supply chain. Worldwide Consumer Group Chairman Jesse Wu will report to Peterson, who also takes a seat on J&J’s executive committee.
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