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Amid rapidly-evolving consumer demands, Johnson & Johnson - one of the world's biggest healthcare firms - is out to boost its agility in the marketplace, says its chairman and CEO, Alex Gorsky.

Annabeth Leow

Published Fri, May 17, 2019 · 09:50 PM

ALEX Gorsky is a man with a mission - one that he is pleased to share with all and sundry.

The chairman and chief executive of New York-listed Johnson & Johnson (J&J) notes that the consumer giant is marking the 75th anniversary of its "credo" or mission statement.

A top priority for his leadership is "keeping our credo culture front and centre and alive in everything that we do", Mr Gorsky - who took office in 2012 - tells The Business Times early into an interview at the company's year-old Asia-Pacific headquarters in Science Park.

The credo - penned by then chairman Robert Wood Johnson II in 1943 - begins by spelling out that "we believe our first responsibil…

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