Reckitt Benckiser at CAGNY: CEO touts “simpler, sharper” strategy, AI-driven innovation and cost cuts

Reckitt Benckiser Group logo Reckitt Benckiser Group (LON:RKT) executives used a presentation at the CAGNY conference to outline progress since a 2024 strategy update and to reiterate the company’s financial and operational priorities as it pursues what CEO Kris Licht described as a “simpler, sharper Reckitt.” Portfolio actions and a streamlined core business Licht said Reckitt has “sharpened” its portfolio by declaring two parts of the business non-core. One of those, Essential Home—described as more t ...