Belén Garijo
Belén Garijo (born 1960) is a Spanish business executive. Since May 2021, she has been the CEO and chair of the executive board of Merck Group.[1][2]
Early life and education
Garijo graduated from Universidad of Alcalá, Autonomous University of Madrid, and Ashridge Management School.[citation needed]
Career
Garijo was a physician at Hospital Universitario La Paz.[3]
In 2003, Garijo became managing director of Aventis Spain, leading the merger with Sanofi. In 2011, she became chief operating officer of Merck Group, until being promoted to president in 2013 and elected a board member in 2015. In May 2021, she was named chief executive officer of Merck, following Stefan Oschmann.[4][5]
In her capacity as CEO, Garijo accompanied Chancellor Olaf Scholz on state visits to China in 2022[6] and 2024.[7]
References
- ^ "Belen Garijo". weforum.org/.
- ^ "Belén Garijo | 2023 Most Powerful Women". Fortune. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
- ^ "Belén Garijo, MD | CEO Roundtable on Cancer". www.ceoroundtableoncancer.org. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ "BELÉN GARIJO". emdgroup.com.
- ^ "Belén Garijo". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Maren Jensen and Sina Osterholt (3 November 2022), Wer Olaf Scholz begleitet: Fliegen ein Kanzler und zwölf Manager nach China Manager Magazin.
- ^ Victoria Waldersee, Christoph Steitz, Alexander Huebner and Ludwig Burger (4 April 2024), Top German CEOs join Scholz's China trip despite 'de-risking' push Reuters.
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