Merck is a global health care provider with a portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal and consumer health products. In November 2009, Merck & Co and Schering-Plough completed its planned merger. The merged companies will operate under the Merck name.
Merck's product line includes a broad portfolio of prescription products in important therapeutic areas. Human health products include medicines to help treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, elevated cholesterol levels, osteoporosis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, arthritis, pain, migraine, glaucoma, gastrointestinal ulcers, emesis, antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral agents, and vaccines to help prevent childhood diseases, pneumonia and hepatitis A and B.
Merck will continue with its ongoing strategy titled “Merck's Plan to Win” to achieve $3.5bn-$4bn in pre-tax savings by 2010.
Since its merger with Schering-Plough, Merck has approximately 106,000 employees and operates in more than 140 countries around the world, including emerging markets.
Its corporate headquarters are in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US.
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Key Personnel
Chief executive officer: Richard Clark
Chief financial officer: Peter Kellogg
Chief compliance officer: Richard Bowles
Chief information officer (Global Services): J. Chris Scalet
Chief strategy officer: Mervyn Turner
Executive VP and president (Consumer Health Care): Stanley Barshay
Executive VP and president (Merck Manufacturing): Willie Deese
Executive VP and president (Global Human Health): Kenneth Frazier
Executive VP (HR): Mirian Graddick-Weir
Executive VP and president (Merck Research Laboratories): Peter Kim
President (Animal Health): Raul Kohan
General counsel: Bruce Kuhlik
(Updated November 2009)
Contacts
1 Merck Drive
PO Box 100
Whitehouse Station
New Jersey 08889
US
Tel: +1 908 423 1000
www.merck.com
Merck
Company Structure
Merck is a global health care provider with a portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal and consumer health products. In November 2009, Merck & Co and Schering-Plough completed its planned merger. The merged companies will operate under the Merck name.
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Strategy & Financial Highlights
In August 2009, Schering-Plough approved the merger with Merck & Co. It is believed that by combining the two companies it will create a “strong global health care leader”. Under the name “Merck”, the combined company will be headed by Merck chairman, president and chief executive officer, Richard Clark and have headquarters in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, US.
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