Four executives quit at Reckitt Benckiser

Four executives at Durex-todettol household goods giant Reckitt Benckiser are to leave the firm as it tries to bounce back from sluggish sales and a recent cyber attack.

The heads of information technology, human resources, developing markets and marketing have all resigned from the Anglo-dutch group.

It is thought the resignations are not linked and all havequitforseparatereasons. The quartet, Darrell Stein, Deborah Yates, Frederic Larmuseau and Roberto Funari, were part of a 10member senior executive committee at Reckitt and news of their departures saw shares close down.

In July, the firm warned of a hit to sales after a worldwide cyber attack wrought havoc at its factories.

Second-quarter like-forlike sales fell 2 per cent after the ransomware attack significantly disrupted its manufacturing and orders systems across several markets, including the UK.