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Sanofi CEO Hudson Delivers An Ambitious Turnaround Agenda

 
• By Jessica Merrill

CEO Paul Hudson came to Sanofi's capital markets day with big news and key messages for investors about the company's future business model. 

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Sanofi's new CEO laid out plans for a turnaround • Source: Shutterstock

Sanofi will make tough investment decisions, double down on a more focused pipeline, cut spending and restructure its business units, including separating out consumer health care. Those were key takeaways from the company's capital markets day on 10 December in Cambridge, MA, where CEO Paul Hudson outlined his turnaround plan for the company.

The new chief executive came to the meeting, 100 days into the job, with a strong message for investors and...

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