Reckitt Boss Kapoor Makes Name With Mucinex, K-Y Jelly: Retail

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Replacing a much-heralded chief executive officer isn’t easy. Nobody told Rakesh Kapoor.

Since his surprise appointment as Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc CEO three years ago, Kapoor has won over many who doubted he could match the success of Bart Becht, the Dutchman who presided over a sixfold increase in market value over 12 years at the maker of Lysol cleaners, Nurofen painkillers, and French’s mustard.