...A. Highlights: Encouraged by strong qtr. 1. Believes Co. can reach even higher. a. 2. 2020: Lot of unusual events. a. b. Saw headwinds, but met those challenges, absorbed the shock, developed combinations to the environment, moved forward on clear recovery. c. Believes Co. exited the year stronger than ever. d. Had disparities from group-to-group and within each group. Overall, sales and profitability improved sequentially and YoverY for second straight qtr., achieving new heights despite virus. i. e. Through the year, team continued to make progress, accommodating to threat, pursuing essential commercial opportunities safely and moving along upward trajectories consistent with general projections on how days of the virus would unfold. 3. Geographically, COVID impact continues to be varied. Asia-Pacific remains virus challenged. a. b. Southeast Asia and India are still deep turbulence. c. US and Europe seem to be further ahead in accommodation and moving onto what Co. calls psychological...
