{"id":"tp-39796","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Smith & Nephew Says It Rejected CEO Pick, Not J&J Deal.","author":"John Kim","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/39796","datePublished":"2026-10-24T08:49:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-24T08:49:43.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"People familiar with the negotiations said J&J favored DePuy Synthes chief Namal Nawana, while Smith & Nephew backed CEO Deepak Nath. They described a proposed split giving J&J shareholders 50.1%.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"separate DePuy Synthes as a standalone business","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/31286"}]}