Davis To Shepherd Merck & Co. Toward The Post-Keytruda Era, As Frazier Exits
Executive Summary
Merck & Co.'s CFO Robert Davis will succeed Ken Frazier as CEO. Frazier was one of the architects of the Schering-Plough acquisition, which shaped the pharma for the next decade and delivered its top-selling drug, Keytruda.
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