Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer AG will acquire Mercks existing OTC business, including the global trademark and prescription rights for Claritin and Afrin.
As CEO, the executive will be responsible for overseeing the company's business strategy and operations, and will leverage more than 30 years of experience in the food industry.
The executive started her career at S.C. Johnson, spending 17 years with the company in both Marketing and Finance roles for brands such as Raid, Glade PlugIns, Aveeno, and Ziploc.
The acquisition advances Mattel's global growth strategy with expansion into rapidly growing $4 billion Construction Building Sets Category and $2 billion Arts & Crafts Category.
Target Corp. has hired a new technology leader to help guide the company's information technology transformation. The company also provided details on additional security enhancements the company has made following its 2013 data breach.
Since becoming an independent company in 2000, Energizer has built two successful divisions and each is now well-suited to realize its full potential on a standalone basis. Get the details behind the planned split here.