(Click on the images below to view a brief biography of each Board member)
Matthias Zachert
Member of the Executive Board
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 Procurement; Group Insurance; Investor Relations
Stefan Oschmann
Member of the Executive Board
CEO Pharmaceuticals
- Born in 1957, veterinarian;
- Joined Merck in January 2011 as a Member of the Executive Board
Responsibility for Group functions:
Patents & Scientific Services
Bernd Reckmann
Member of the Executive Board
CEO Chemicals
- Born in 1955, biochemist;
- Joined Merck in 1986, member of the Executive Board since January 2007
Responsibility for Group functions:
Environment; Health; Safety; Security; Quality
Kai Beckmann Member of the Executive Board
- 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 Operations; Inhouse Consulting
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, Chairman since April 2007 Responsibility for Group functions:
Group Strategy; Group Communications; Group Legal & Compliance; Group Internal Auditing
Matthias Zachert
Member of the Executive Board
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 Procurement; Group Insurance; Investor Relations
Stefan Oschmann
Member of the Executive Board
CEO Pharmaceuticals
- Born in 1957, veterinarian;
- Joined Merck in January 2011 as a Member of the Executive Board
Responsibility for Group functions:
Patents & Scientific Services
Bernd Reckmann
Member of the Executive Board
CEO Chemicals
- Born in 1955, biochemist;
- Joined Merck in 1986, member of the Executive Board since January 2007
Responsibility for Group functions:
Environment; Health; Safety; Security; Quality
Kai Beckmann Member of the Executive Board
- 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 Operations; Inhouse Consulting
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, Chairman since April 2007 Responsibility for Group functions:
Group Strategy; Group Communications; Group Legal & Compliance; Group Internal Auditing

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