EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kenneth C. Frazier
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2011
  • President, Merck & Co., Inc., 2010
  • Executive vice president and president, Global Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc., 2007
  • Executive vice president and general counsel, Merck & Co., Inc., 2006-2007
  • Senior vice president and general counsel, Merck & Co., Inc., 1999-2006
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Richard S. Bowles III, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer

  • Executive vice president and chief ethics & compliance officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2009
  • Senior vice president, Global Quality Operations, Schering-Plough Corporation, 2001-2009
  • Vice president, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Schering-Plough Corporation, 2001
  • Vice president, Latin American and Puerto Rican Manufacturing Operations, Merck & Co., Inc., 1997-2000
  • Vice president, Quality, Merck Manufacturing Division, Merck & Co., Inc., 1992-1997

Willie A. Deese
Executive Vice President and President,
Merck Manufacturing Division

  • Executive vice president and president, Merck Manufacturing Division, 2008
  • President, Merck Manufacturing Division, 2005-2007
  • Senior vice president, Global Procurement, Merck & Co., Inc., 2004-2005

Richard R. DeLuca Jr.
Executive Vice President and President,
Merck Animal Health

  • Executive vice president and president, Merck Animal Health, 2011
  • Chief financial officer, Becton Dickinson Biosciences,
    2010-2011
  • President, Wyeth's Fort Dodge Animal Health division,
    2007-2010
  • Chief operating officer, Fort Dodge, 2006-2007; executive vice president and chief financial officer, 2002-2006

Cuong Viet Do
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

  • Executive vice president and chief strategy officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2011
  • Senior vice president, corporate strategy and business development at TE Connectivity, 2009
  • Senior vice president and chief strategy officer, Lenovo
  • Director (senior partner), McKinsey and Company

Mirian M. Graddick-Weir
Executive Vice President, Human Resources

  • Executive vice president, Human Resources, Merck & Co., Inc., 2008
  • Senior vice president, Human Resources, Merck & Co., Inc., 2006-2007
  • Executive vice president, Human Resources and Employee Communications, AT&T, 2004-2006
  • Executive vice president, Human Resources, AT&T, 1999-2004
  • Chief human resources officer, Consumer Services Company, AT&T, 1998-1999

Bridgette P. Heller
Executive Vice President and President,
Merck Consumer Care

  • Executive vice president and president, Merck Consumer Care, 2010
  • President, Johnson & Johnson, Global Baby Business Unit, 2007-2010
  • President, Johnson & Johnson, Global Baby, Kids and Wound Care, 2005-2007

Peter N. Kellogg
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  • Executive vice president and chief financial officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2007
  • Executive vice president and chief financial officer, Biogen Idec Inc., 2004-2007
  • Executive vice president and chief financial officer, Biogen Inc., 2000-2003
  • Senior vice president, PepsiCo E-Commerce, 2000
  • Senior vice president and chief financial officer, Frito Lay International, 1998-2000

Peter S. Kim, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and President,
Merck Research Laboratories

  • Executive vice president and president, Merck Research Laboratories, 2008
  • President, Merck Research Laboratories, 2003
  • Executive vice president, Research and Development, Merck Research Laboratories, 2001-2002

Bruce N. Kuhlik
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

  • Executive vice president and general counsel, Merck & Co., Inc., 2008
  • Vice president and associate general counsel, Merck & Co. Inc., 2005-2007
  • Senior vice president and general counsel, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), 2002-2005
  • Partner, Covington & Burling, 1990-2002
Michael Rosenblatt, Executive vice president and chief medical officer

Michael Rosenblatt, M.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

  • Executive vice president and chief medical officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2009
  • Dean, Tufts University School of Medicine, 2003-2009
  • George R. Minot Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School 1998-2003; Chief of the Division of Bone and Mineral Metabolism Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2001-2003; President, 1999-2001
  • Harvard faculty dean and senior vice president for Academic Programs at CareGroup and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1996-2000
  • Director, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 1992-1998
  • Merck senior vice president for research, 1989-1992; vice president, Biological Research and Molecular Biology,
    1984-1989

J. Chris Scalet
Executive Vice President, Global Services, and
Chief Information Officer

  • Executive vice president, Global Services, and chief information officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2008
  • Senior vice president, Global Services, and chief information officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2006-2007
  • Senior vice president, Information Services, and chief information officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2003-2005
  • Senior vice president and chief information officer, International Paper, 1997-2003
  • Vice president and chief information officer, MAPCO, Inc. (now The Williams Co.), 1993-1997

Adam H. Schechter
Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health

  • Executive vice president, Merck, and president, Global Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc., May 2010
  • President, Global Pharmaceuticals, 2007-2010 and Integration Officer, Merck & Co., Inc., 2009-2010
  • President, U.S. Human Health, 2006-2007
  • Senior vice president and general manager, U.S. Respiratory and Neuroscience, Merck & Co., Inc., 2005-2006

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