J&J Consumer Leadership Reshuffle Continues
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Johnson & Johnson continues reorganizing its consumer teams as the firm deals with several years of quality control problems in its McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit.
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