It’s been about three years since Haleon became a standalone self-care company. Since then, the firm has announced an ambitious plan to reach one billion more consumers by 2030. In this episode of HBW Insight’s Over the Counter podcast, we catch up with Haleon’s new UK & Ireland general manager Jo Cooper to find out what that means in practice when translated to the firm’s home market. Empowering pharmacists is key to Cooper’s local plans, as is exploring the opportunities suggested by the UK government’s recently published list of Rx-to-OTC switches it would like to see applications for.

Timestamps

2:00 – Introductions

4:00 – Becoming consumer focused

10:00 – Attracting talent into consumer health

13:00 – Translating Haleon’s ambitious global growth strategy to a local context

25:00 – The importance of pharmacy

30:00 – Rx-to-OTC switch and Haleon’s R&D strategy

38:00 – Unpacking Haleon’s “strategic category realignment