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Kenvue Shifts North America Lead, Emphasizes Staff ‘Energy’ In Transition From J&J Ownership

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

CEO Thibaut Mongon says Kenvue’s priorities since separation from J&J include “maybe something that was not obvious in the previous world,” when employees “could not relate to how” their work mattered. North America president change comes with skin health and beauty portfolio “not where we want to be.”

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Kenvue Inc. will have two people moving to different leadership posts as it removes the lead for its Americas regions while continuing a priority of all its employees having something they didn't when the firm was part of Johnson & Johnson.

At a recent investor conference, CEO Thibaut Mongon said Kenvue’s priorities since its separation from J&J in May include “maybe

Previously, as part of the larger J&J also operating in the biopharma and medtech markets, Kenvue employees “could not relate to how you – what you are doing every day

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