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Merck Group celebrates their 100th anniversary

Photo taken from Belén Garijo/LinkedIn

Jun 29, 2024, 01:42

Merck Group celebrates their 100th anniversary

Belén Garijo shared a post on LinkedIn: .

“I’m proud to have been with our Merck Group team in Madrid to celebrate our 100th anniversary in Spain. Together with some special guests, we reflected upon a century of significant contributions to the Spanish healthcare and life science ecosystems.

A big thanks to this strong local team of 1,300 colleagues for their vital contributions to help ensure this legacy will continue.”

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Source: Belén Garijo/LinkedIn

Belén Garijo is the Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. She joined the company in 2011 as Chief Operating Officer of the Biopharma business, becoming President and CEO of Healthcare in 2015. In July 2020, Belén Garijo was appointed Vice Chairman of the Executive Board and Deputy CEO in addition to her role as CEO of the Healthcare business.

She moved from Deputy CEO to CEO in May 2021. Under her leadership, Healthcare at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has become a key player in the area of oncology, immunology and immuno-oncology, after the profound repositioning of the portfolio, the reorganization of R&D and the transformation of the commercial model.

Before joining Merck, Belén Garijo served as the Senior Vice President of Global Operations Europe at Sanofi-Aventis and Global Integration Leader of Genzyme after its acquisition by Sanofi. She previously held several local and global executive positions, both in R&D and commercial, at various companies at the forefront of the Healthcare sector.

She started her career as a practicing physician at La Paz hospital in Madrid before moving to the pharmaceutical industry. She is a medical doctor, specialized in clinical pharmacology.