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Video Forum: Brian McNamara & Lisa Paley, Haleon

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This week’s Video Forum features two leaders of the newly minted Haleon. Brian McNamara, CEO of the company formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, and Lisa Paley, president of the business in North America, talks about how the nonprescription drug supplier intends to live up to its purpose of delivering better everyday health with humanity.

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