Merck KGaA Gets Female Leadership Duo in First for Germany’s DAX
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Germany’s Merck KGaA will soon have women occupying the top two posts on its executive board, marking a first in a corporate world more noted for its preponderance of men.
Former investment banker Helene von Roeder, 52, will replace Marcus Kuhnert as Merck’s finance chief in July, the Darmstadt-based drugmaker said in a statement on Monday. She’ll join Chief Executive Officer Belen Garijo Lopez, 62, who’s currently the only female CEO of a DAX 40 company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.