J&J Taps Former P&G Exec Behind Tide Pods for Top Consumer Role
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Johnson & Johnson has tapped former Procter & Gamble Co. executive Jorge Mesquita as worldwide chairman of its consumer companies.
Mr. Mesquita, 53, is joining J&J Dec. 15 and will oversee such brands as Neutrogena, Listerine, Aveeno, Johnson’s and Tylenol. He succeeds Lynn Pendergrass, who left J&J in May for personal reasons, the company said. He’ll report to Group Worldwide Chairman Sandi Peterson, serve on the corporation’s management committee and lead the Consumer Group Operating Committee.
Mr. Mesquita, born in Mozambique, worked for P&G for nearly 30 years and was once seen by some in the company as a contender to ultimately become CEO. Trained as a chemical engineer, he joined P&G in Venezuela in 1984 in product development, but moved into brand management in 1987. He became VP of North America Fabric Care in 1999 and in 2001 president-global home care, leading a business that launched Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and built such then-new brands as Swiffer and Febreze.
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