WORLDWIDE CONTACT US ABOUT US INVENTING FOR LIFE PRODUCTS RESEARCH LICENSING NEWSROOM CAREERS INVESTORS Home LEADERSHIP How we govern ourselves as a company is as important as anything else we do. Good corporate governance benefits both our customers and our shareholders and is essential to our long-term business success. For this reason, we devote considerable time and resources to making sure that: our policies reflect our values and business goals; we have an effective corporate governance structure; and we are operating in a way that is open, honest and transparent. Ken Frazier Chairman and CEO, Merck Our Executive Committee manages the business of Merck. These top leaders, representing diverse areas of the company, meet regularly to review progress against our company goals. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Our chairman and CEO, Ken Frazier, is accountable to the Merck Board of Directors. Learn more about our board members, including committee charters and assignments. BOARD MEMBERS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Certificate of Incorporation By-Laws Policies of the Board - a statement of Merck's corporate governance guidelines Board Committee Charters Committee Assignments CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE OF CONDUCT: OUR VALUES AND STANDARDS The Merck code of conduct reflects our corporate values and guides our day-to-day decision making. OUR CODE OF CONDUCT SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD LEARN MORE Copyright. © 2009-2017 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Forward-Looking Statement Privacy Terms of Use Site Map