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Organon CEO Resigns After Probe Finds Improper Nexplanon Wholesaler Sales

Board investigators found excess Nexplanon shipments to U.S. wholesalers from 2022 to 2025 that made sales statements inaccurate.

Overview

  • Joseph Morrissey, previously head of manufacturing and supply, was appointed interim CEO, with Carrie Cox as board chair and Robert Essner as lead independent director.
  • The company terminated its head of U.S. commercial and government affairs, and CFO Matt Walsh remains after the probe found no evidence he knew of the practices.
  • The audit committee identified end‑of‑quarter activity in Q4 2022, Q3–Q4 2024, and the first three quarters of 2025 involving encouraging wholesalers to overbuy Nexplanon.
  • The implicated transactions represented under 1% of consolidated revenue for 2022 and 2024 but were material to meeting external revenue guidance.
  • Shares opened down 20.9% to $7.25 on 27 October, and the board said it will begin a search for a permanent chief executive after a roughly 58% year‑over‑year decline.