Business description
Merck is a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Around 52,000 employees work to further develop technologies that improve and enhance life – from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions. Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company. The founding family remains the majority owner of the publicly listed corporate group. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany holds the global rights to the Merck name and brand. The only exceptions are the United States and Canada, where the company operates as EMD Serono, MilliporeSigma and EMD Performance Materials.
Management board & Supervisory board
| CEO |
| Belén Garijo |
| Management board |
| Marcus Kuhnert, Dr. Kai Beckmann, Matthias Heinzel, Peter Guenter |
| Supervisory board |
| Dr. Wolfgang Büchele, Sascha Held, Alexander Putz, Anne Lange, Christian Raabe, Daniel Thelen, Dietmar Oeter, Gabriele Eismann, Helene von Roeder, Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff, Jürgen Glaser, Michael Kleinemeier, Peter Emanuel Merck, Renate Koehler, Simon Thelen, Birgit Biermann |
Company data
| Name: |
Merck KGaA |
| Address: |
Frankfurter Str. 250,D-64293 Darmstadt |
| Phone: |
+49-6151-72-0 |
| Fax: |
+49-6151-72-2000 |
| E-mail: |
service@merckgroup.com
|
| Internet: |
www.merck.de |
| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Sector: |
Pharmaceutical Industry |
| Sub sector: |
Pharmaceuticals |
| End of financial year: |
12/31 |
| Free Float: |
66.28% |
| IPO date: |
10/20/1995 |
