(Click on the images below to view a brief biography of each Board member)
Stefan Oschmann – Head of the Pharmaceuticals business sector
Bernd Reckmann – Head of the Chemicals business sector
Karl-Ludwig Kley – Chairman of the Executive Board
Kai Beckmann – Head of Group Human Resources / Chief Administration Officer
Matthias Zachert – Chief Financial Officer
Stefan Oschmann – Head of the Pharmaceuticals business sector
- Born in 1957, veterinarian
- Member of the Executive Board since January 2011
- Responsibility for Group functions: Patents & Scientific Information
- Regional responsibility: North America and Latin America
Bernd Reckmann – Head of the Chemicals business sector
- Born in 1955, biochemist
- Joined Merck in 1986, member of the Executive Board since 2007
- Responsibility for Group functions: Quality Management; Logistics and Supply Chain
- Regional responsibility: Asia-Pacific
Karl-Ludwig Kley – Chairman of the Executive Board
- Born in 1951, lawyer
- Member of the Supervisory Board and Board of Partners of Merck from March 2004 to June 2006; member of the Executive Board since September 2006
- Responsibility for Group functions: Group Strategy; Group Communications; Group Legal and Compliance; Group Auditing
Kai Beckmann – Head of Group Human Resources / Chief Administration Officer
- Born in 1965, university degree in computer science
- Joined Merck in 1989, member of the Executive Board since April 2011
- Responsibility for Group functions: Group Human Resources; Group Information Services; Site Management Darmstadt and Gernsheim; Inhouse Consulting
- Regional responsibilities: EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Matthias Zachert – Chief Financial Officer
- Born in 1967, university degree in business administration
- Member of the Executive Board since June 2011
- Responsibility for Group functions: Group Accounting & Subsidiaries; Group Controlling; Group Finance; Group Taxes; Group Insurance; Group Procurement; Investor Relations
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