Stefan Oschmann appointed chief executive of Merck KGaA

13 October 2015

Germany's Merck KGaA has appointed Stefan Oschmann as chief executive and chairmanof the executive board.

Dr Oschmann will replace Karl-Ludwig Kley who is retiring, and has been a member of the Merck executive board since 2011. He was initially head of the pharma business before being appointed deputy chairman of the executive board and deputy chief executive officer at the beginning of 2015.

Prior to joining Merck, Dr Oschmann worked for more than 20 years at the US company Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK), and is also president of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations and vice president of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.

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