People On The Move: Appointments At Karo, Haleon, Holland & Barrett

A round-up of the latest appointments in Europe's health and wellness market: Sweden's Karo hires CSDO from Bayer; Haleon promotes Limnidis to lead DACH; and Holland & Barrett hires ex-WBA exec Alex Gourlay.

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Karo Healthcare has hired Bayer’s Michael Kaltenborn as its chief strategy & corporate development officer, effective from 1 February.

Kaltenborn replaces Carl Lindgren who is leaving the Swedish company to pursue private

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