Halvorson Flies to Kenvue's Rescue
Wed, Oct. 29, 2025
By Steve Barnes
Jonathan Halvorson, a veteran of Mondelez, Twitter and GM, is set to take the CMO post at Kenvue as it faces a Texas lawsuit about the about alleged links between its Tylenol and autism.

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