She is at the helm of giant German healthcare group Merck in the UK and Ireland and is one of the leading women in the sector, along with Emma Walmsley, the chief executive of GSK. That same year, she joined Merck in the UK, where she had moved to complete her PhD. Young men need educating as well as young women. She has, however, forged a path for women at Merck, the world's oldest pharmaceuticals company, which was founded in 1668 by Friedrich Jacob Merck in Darmstadt, Germany. 'Yes, yes, in Romania childcare was provided by the state, and families were close,' she says.

Source: Daily Mail October 01, 2023 15:01 UTC