Merck U.S. Human Health

Executive Summary

Realigned operations divided into "customer business units" -- with responsibility for physicians, HMOs, hospitals, group purchasing organizations "and other important customer segments" - - and "region business units" -- with responsibility for six geographic markets, Merck says. Unit President Richard Lane heads the management team that includes Exec VP-Customer Business Units Simon Benito, Senior VP-Region Business Units Martin Carroll and Senior VP-Product Planning & Business Strategy Robert Glaser. Louis Sherwood continues as senior VP-medical & scientific affairs. The reorganization was described by Lane as an effort to make Merck "a more customer-focused operation" ("The Pink Sheet" Nov. 1, T&G-12).