Merck’s Perlmutter Is Retiring, Handing Over Keytruda To Li
New R&D Head Comes From Discovery And Translation Group
Executive Summary
Merck Research Laboratories president Roger Perlmutter returned to the company when its R&D was at a crossroads. Now he is retiring and handing the company’s post-Keytruda growth over to SVP Dean Li.
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