GSK In 'Countdown Mode' To Consumer Split As Full Year Sales Slip Back

Two months on from GSK’s rejection of a £50bn bid for Consumer Healthcare from Unilever – and with other suitors seemingly yet to materialize – CEO Emma Walmsley is pressing ahead with the plan to spin off the business in mid-2022. GSK will be buoyed by a strong showing by Consumer Healthcare in Q4, even through full year sales were down slightly.