Glaxosmithkline Consumers

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Glaxosmithkline Consumers Glaxosmithkline Consumers is the leading house amongst the Glaxosmithkline group of companies.

Glaxosmithkline was created with the merger of two of the largest global companies; Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham.

Glaxosmithkline Consumers Healthcare Ltd. is located in Gurgaon. In India, this company started its operation with the immortal brand Horlicks under the Hindustan Milkfoods Manufactures Pvt. Ltd. In the year 2000, the two companies, Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham came together to be renamed as Glaxosmithkline.

The mission of the company is the improvement of the human existence by allowing the populace to live longer.

The company owns three state-of-the-art production facilities equipped with all the latest technological instrumentations. These plants are located in:
  • Sonepat in Haryana
  • Nabha in Punjab
  • Rajamundry in Andhra Pradesh
The key factors of the growth of the Glaxosmithkline Consumers are:
  • Introduction of new products
  • The constant improvement of the intellectual property
  • The efficient and effective work force
  • To become a competitor in global arena
  • Commercialization of the product
  • Superb operational track record

The key management people of the Glaxosmithkline Consumers are:
  • D S Parekh, Chairman
  • V Thyagarajan, Vice-Chairman
  • Dr Hasit B Joshipura, Managing Director
  • P Bains, Non-Executive Director
  • RR Bajaaj, Independent Director
  • Dr A Banerjee, Executive Director
  • MB Kapadia, Senior Executive Director
  • N Kaviratne, Independent Director
  • AS Laxmanan, Independent Director
  • P V Nayak, Non Executive Director
  • V Narayanan, Independent Director
  • Dr M Reilly, Non Executive Director
The popular products of the Glaxosmithkline Consumers:
  • Nutritional health drinks: Horlicks has become a household name as a health drink. Immensely popular among all ages, Horlicks is the leader in the health beverage market. Horlicks comes in a wide range of products such as Horlicks Ninja, Mother's Horlicks, Horlicks Lite, Junior Horlicks, Horlicks biscuits. Other health drinks are Maltova, Boost, and Viva.

  • OTC: Eno is one of the leading brands of antacid. It is known for its quick comfort and action in seconds for cases of gastritis. Iodex is another brand that has become a popular name for its pain reliving properties.

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Last Updated on 06th June 2011