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At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world ā and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We foster a diverse and inclusive global workforce and operate responsibly every day to enable a safe, sustainable and healthy future for all people and communities. read more
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Wendell Weeks ā Independent Director at Merck
Executive Bio
Mr. Wendell P. Weeks has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Corning Incorporated since April 26, 2005 and December 2010 respectively and has been its Chairman since April 26, 2007. Mr. Weeks has been an Executive Director of Corning Incorporated since December 2000. Mr. Weeks has 32 years of Corning experience including financial management, business development, commercial leadership and general management. His experiences in many of Corning's businesses and technologies and 11 years as Chief Executive Officer, have given him a unique understanding of Corning's diverse business operations and innovations. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dow Corning Corporation since April 26, 2007. He served as the President of Corning Incorporated from 2002 to April 2007 and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2002 to April 28, 2005. Since 2001, he served as the President of Corning's Optical Communications Group, where he helped restructure the business during one of the toughest economic downturns in the telecommunications industry and also served as its Chief Operating Officer since 2002. Mr. Weeks joined Corning in 1983 and served as its Vice President and Deputy General Manager of the Opto-Electronics Components Business since 1995, Vice President and General Manager of Telecommunications Products since 1996, Senior Vice President since 1997, Senior Vice President of Opto-Electronics since 1998, Executive Vice President of Optical Communications since 1999 and President of Corning Optical Technologies since 2001. He served as a Staff Accountant of Price Waterhouse. He has been an Independent Director of Merck & Co., Inc. since February 24, 2004. He has been a Director of Amazon.com, Inc. since February 10, 2016. He serves as a Director of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Corning Incorporated Foundation. He served as a Director of Dow Corning Corporation since 2000. Mr. Weeks holds an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1987 as a Baker Scholar and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from Lehigh University in 1981.
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Merck's Executive Team at a Glance
Based on 219 ratings, Merck's employees are satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a āB+ā or 74/100. On average, Men provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Women. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the IT department.
Merck's Executive Team ranks in the Top 30% of other companies in New York and Top 20% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.
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