Bayer ‘Outperforming’ Market As Turnaround Plan Bears Fruit

Bayer says its Consumer Health sales grew at twice the rate of the market in Q3, thanks to a number of operational changes instituted by business head Heiko Schipper back in 2018.

Nov 2, 2019 San Francisco / CA / USA - Bayer offices located in Mission Bay District; Bayer AG is a German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, one of the largest in the world
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By embracing digital, investing in innovation and shaking off some of the executional issues that have dogged it in the past, Bayer Consumer Health is now growing ahead of the market, according to divisional head Heiko Schipper.

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