Merck KGaA: Merck Appoints Marcus Kuhnert as Group CFO

Merck KGaA  / Key word(s): Change of Personnel

08.05.2014 17:47

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Merck Appoints Marcus Kuhnert as Group CFO

The Board of Partners of E. Merck KG today appointed Marcus Kuhnert to the
Executive Board of pharmaceuticals and chemicals company Merck as member
with unlimited personal liability as of Aug. 1, 2014. He will assume the
role of Group Chief Financial Officer.

Marcus Kuhnert (45) has been CFO of Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business
unit since 2010. With around 9.000 employees, the business unit generates
annual sales of 4.6 billion euros.

At Merck, Kuhnert will succeed Matthias Zachert, who assumed the role of
Chief Executive Officer of Lanxess on April 1.


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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Germany
Phone:        +49 (0)6151 72 - 3321
Fax:          +49 (0)6151 72 - 913321
E-mail:       investor.relations@merckgroup.com
Internet:     www.merck.de
ISIN:         DE0006599905
WKN:          659990
Indices:      DAX
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
              in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart;
              Terminbörse EUREX; London, SIX
 
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