Brandicourt reorganizes Sanofi
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Executive Summary
Sanofi's new CEO Olivier Brandicourt has wasted little time in stamping his mark on the French pharma giant. Bayer Healthcare's former chief, who took up the top job at Sanofi in April this year after the shock ousting of Christopher Viehbacher last October, has revealed plans to reorganize Sanofi's business operations with the creation of five global business units.
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