A Changing Of The Guard At Merck R&D As Perlmutter Succeeds Kim
Executive Summary
Amid growing concern over the quality of Merck’s late-stage pipeline, CEO Frazier made a decisive move to change the R&D leadership; Former Amgen R&D head Perlmutter will succeed Merck Research Laboratories President Kim in April.
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