Longtime Merck executive Ken Frazier, whose leadership helped bring the drugmaker one of the most lucrative medicines in history and who is one of the .
Linda A. Johnson
FILE - In this July 20, 2017 file photo, Ken Frazier, chairman and chief executive officer of Merck speaks, with President Donald Trump at left, during an event to announce a Merck, Pfizer, and Corning joint partnership to make glass containers for medication, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in Washington. Merck announced Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, that Frazier, will retire on July 1. He will be replaced by Rob Davis, the chief financial officer. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) February 04, 2021 - 12:45 PM
Longtime Merck executive Ken Frazier, whose leadership helped bring the drugmaker one of the most lucrative medicines in history and who is one of the few remaining Black CEOs of a major corporation, is retiring.