Haleon announces new chief growth officer role, creates six operating units

(Sharecast News) - GSK consumer spinoff Haleon said on Thursday that it was making changes to its operating units and announced the creation of a new chief growth officer role as it evolves the operating model to support its 'Win as One' strategy. The new role of CGO will include broad responsibility across the company's existing category, marketing and strategy functions, as well as a new global commercial excellence team.

Haleon said the CGO will lead its growth and innovation agenda in partnership with the new operating units and the existing R&D and supply chain functions, to better leverage the company's "global footprint and capitalise on the strength and breadth of its brand portfolio, in support of the ambitions set out in May 2025".

The company is creating six operating units to capitalise on the "significant" growth opportunities in its key markets, with each OU responsible for delivering business performance through the execution of Haleon's category strategies.

The current EMEA & LatAm region will be separated into three constituent operating units: Latin America (LatAm), Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Europe. India Subcontinent (ISC) will become its own operating unit, separate from Asia Pacific, Haleon said, as it recognises "the strength" of the business and the opportunities for growth.

The North America operating unit remains unchanged.

Haleon said its global functions remain responsible for setting functional priorities in support of delivering its 'Win as One' strategy and "for driving a consistent approach globally, making the right strategic choices to benefit the end-to-end organisation".

The company has appointed a new chief transformation officer (CTO), who will be responsible for coordinating and driving "the significant transformation across Haleon's business processes, operating model, and technology changes".

The CGO and CTO, along with the president of each operating unit, will be part of Haleon's Executive Committee and will report directly to CEO Brian McNamara.

McNamara said: "In May 2025, we introduced our Win as One strategy, which is how we will unlock Haleon's full potential, as we transform into a world-class consumer company.

"The changes we're making to our operating model are an important part of us delivering against our strategy to drive growth and will result in a simpler and more agile and efficient organisation."

The changes are expected to be implemented by mid-2026.