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Kenvue Announces CEO Departure, Strategic Review

As Thibaut Mongon steps down, board member Kirk Perry is named interim CEO.

Kenvue owns a variety of well-known consumer health brands, including Neutrogena, Listerine, Johnson's, Band-Aid, and Aveeno. (Getty Images)

Bloomberg

14 July 2025

Kenvue Inc. said chief executive officer Thibaut Mongon will leave the company and that the maker of Neutrogena and Listerine brands is undertaking a strategic review.

Current board director Kirk Perry will take over as interim CEO, effective immediately.

Shares in Kenvue rose 2 percent in premarket trading in New York.

By Shelly Banjo

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