Firmly establishing responsible behavior throughout the company is one of the basic principles of company management at Merck. In order to sustainably implement these principles, a Corporate Responsibility committee discusses relevant overarching issues. This committee includes representatives from the individual divisions and Group functions such as Environment, Health, Safety, Security, Quality, as well as Communications, Humans Resources and Legal. Against the background of the UN‘s endorsement of the Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and their integration into the principles of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [...]

(Click on the images below to view a brief biography of each Board member) Matthias Zachert Chief Financial Officer Born in 1967, university degree in business administration; Joined Merck in June 2011 as a Member of the Executive Board Responsibility for Group functions: Group Accounting & Subsidiaries; Group Controlling & Risk Management; Corporate Finance; Group Tax; Group Insurance; Group Procurement; Investor Relations 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 [...]

Based on a corporate culture that places the fundamental company values – courage, achievement, responsibility, respect, integrity and transparency – at the center of our entrepreneurial actions, the Code of Conduct helps those involved in the business process to implement the values when dealing with one another on a daily basis. Merck has created the Code of Conduct as a set of rules and regulations intended to help Merck employees to act responsibly and to make the right decisions in their daily work. The Code of Conduct explains the principles for dealings with business associates, general partners, colleagues, and employees, as well as the communities in [...]

The safety of our products – for users and patients as well as the environment – is at the core of our corporate responsibility. Our product safety guidelines are oriented to statutory regulations in force around the world. Through voluntary commitments to charters and codes of practice formulated by the national and international associations of the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, we exceed these requirements. Examples include the global Responsible Care Charter in the chemical industry as well as rules governing pharmaceutical marketing practices specified by pharmaceutical industry associations. Our aim is to offer customers and patients high-quality [...]

[...] general partners or for regulating the terms and conditions of their contracts. This is the responsibility of E. Merck KG. Nor does the Supervisory Board have the authority to issue rules of procedure for the Executive Board or a catalog of business transactions requiring approval. This authority likewise belongs to E. Merck KG (Article 13 (3) sentence 1 and (4) sentence 1 of the Articles of Association). However, the fact that the Supervisory Board has no possibilities to directly influence the Executive Board restricts neither its information rights nor audit duties. The Supervisory Board must monitor the Executive Board in terms of legality, regularity, [...]