What Happened?
Jaffrey, NH-based Merck Group has Promoted James Stewart as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
We are Merck, a vibrant science and technology company. Science is at the heart of everything we do. It drives the discoveries we make and the technologies we create. The passion of our curious minds makes a positive difference to millions of people`s lives every day. In Healthcare, we discover unique ways to treat the most challenging diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and cancer. Our Life Science experts empower scientists by developing tools and solutions that help deliver breakthroughs more quickly. And in Electronics, we develop science that sits inside technologies and changes the way we access, store, process, and display information. Everything we do is fueled by a belief in science and technology as a force for good. A belief that has driven our work since 1668 and will continue to inspire us to find more joyful and sustainable ways to live. We are curious minds dedicated to human progress. Sound like something you`d like to be part of? Explore www.come2merck.com and bring your curiosity to life. This channel is not intended for U.S. and Canadian visitors. Merck operates in the U.S. and Canada as EMD Serono in Healthcare, MilliporeSigma in Life Science and EMD Electronics in Electronics. An unaffiliated and unrelated company, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, US holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the U.S. and Canada.
About the Person
James Stewart joined the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA in 2011 and has made important contributions to both the development of the pharmaceutical business and the transformation of Merck as a whole. Prior to joining Merck, he had a long and successful career with MSD (in the U.S.: Merck & Co.), where he started in Human Resources and progressed through several global business and functional leadership roles that resulted in organizational turnarounds through business process improvements and operation excellence programs. Stewart moved to Europe in 2001 to take on the position of Executive Director and International CIO at MSD, spanning EMEA, Canada, Latin America and Asia- Pacific. He then joined the Human Health division of the same company in 2007 and led a successful business transformation program across the EMEA region. In 2009, he was appointed Vice President and Program Realization Officer within the Emerging Markets business unit, where he led the efforts to develop and implement a business acceleration strategic plan. Stewart completed his university education in New York and New Jersey (USA), obtaining Masters of Business Administration degrees in Finance and Managerial Sciences, following a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Business Administration.
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