Strategy Of A Corporate Split: An Interview With Mallinckrodt’s Mark Trudeau and Matt Harbaugh
Executive Summary
CEO-designate and CFO for the Mallinckrodt specialty pharma spin-out from Covidien discuss the strategy for differentiating its products in a competitive analgesic space. Despite a goal of becoming a leading specialty pharma, the new company does not plan to divest its imaging or active pharmaceutical ingredient businesses.
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